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Midterm elections results call for Republicans to rethink platform

Last week, people voted in record numbers to show their discontent with the Republican Party. In what President Bush called "a thumping," the Democrats took control of not only the House, but also the Senate. Critics argued most people didn't vote for the Democrats because they agreed with them, but simply because they disagreed with the Republicans and the war in Iraq.

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Only open endorsement of Prop. 2 came from hate group

Imagine a group of people who promote white supremacy, anti-Semitism, racism, anti-Catholicism, homophobia and nativism. A group that outwardly hates blacks, Hispanics, Latinos, Arabs, immigrants and homosexuals.

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Protest of trustees should be more professional

Proposal 2 is a touchy subject. It must be handled delicately and professionally if you want your opinion to be heard.

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Affirmative action didn't work, lowered standards

In reading the article about students' response to the MSU Board of Trustees meeting, "Trustees' Prop.

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More info on MCRI's impact required

Students are finally collectively angry enough to band together and fight a worthy cause. The banning of affirmative action — thanks to the passing of Proposal 2, the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, or MCRI — brought more than 125 upset students to Friday's MSU Board of Trustees meeting. Although some students were a bit immature — not waiting for their turn to speak and not allowing trustees the opportunity to give answers to their questions — students' anger and frustration is completely warranted. Students want a response to the passing of the MCRI from the trustees and from MSU President Lou Anna K.

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Ferguson wrong to say board should remain mum

I was disappointed to hear that Trustee Joel Ferguson believes the MSU Board of Trustees should remain quiet and stay away from media attention in order to lessen the impact of Proposal 2.

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Prop. 2's passing hurts MSU's diversity

The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, or MCRI, has nothing to do with civil rights. With a misleading name and a suspected illegal ballot placement, the proposal, which sadly passed in Michigan last week, bans affirmative action in certain cases.

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Get ready for Clinton, McCain in '08

"She can really hold her liquor," Republican Sen. John McCain said of Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton. The quote is found deep in a 14-page article of November's The Atlantic magazine.

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Rights lost makes U.S. like it was 40 years ago

Funny how the meaning of words change over time. For example, when Abraham Lincoln was president, he was considered a Republican — although by today's standards, he would have been a Democrat.

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MSU must figure out how to implement MCRI plan

This letter is in response to several statements made regarding the passing of Proposal 2. For the record, I voted in favor of Proposal 2 — Proposal 2 has passed.

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Student voting locations should be more flexible

I couldn't vote the other day. Although I was on a list in Wilson Hall, I couldn't do it. It wasn't the candidates or the proposals — however confusing those were.

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Women's wombs shouldn't be government property

I am writing in response to Jessica Byrom's column about abortion, "Casualties of war mourned, not those killed by abortion" SN 10/26.

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No mourning Rumsfeld's departure

This election season brought about some major change. Democrats are in and — just like lots of Republicans — Donald Rumsfeld is out.

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Dems need to keep left ideology

It seems everyone — well, non-Republicans, at any rate — from the media on down are thrilled about the outcome of the 2006 midterm elections. I should be, too.

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Next coach should get lower salary than Smith

Now that MSU's administration has made the right move and has given John L. Smith his walking papers, hopefully it will think more carefully about the next person it hires.

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Mich.'s Prop. 2 passage puts diversity at risk

Elections are over. Proposal results are in — and the result to at least one Michigan proposal is embarrassing. The most important ballot measure Michiganians voted on this election was, without a doubt, Proposal 2 — the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative.

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GOP trustee incumbents out; Dems take seats

Voters handed a victory to the Democrats on Tuesday — and the MSU Board of Trustees followed this pattern, with Democrats George Perles and Faylene Owen taking seats away from GOP incumbents Dave Porteous and Dee Cook. Our favorite candidate, MSU social relations sophomore and Green Party member Lauren Spencer, came in a strong fifth with more than 100,000 votes, and even though she lost, she said she would still attend board meetings. But not everyone is as gracious as Spencer.

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Dems must not waste opportunity for change

A funny thing happened Nov. 7 — the Democrats won. Sure, pundits from coast to coast were predicting a strong Democratic win in the congressional elections, but those predictions usually were peppered with guarded optimism over the outcome.

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Editorial wrong, global warming not scientific fact

I'd like to address a statement made in the "Reduce effects of global warming now" editorial (SN 11/1). The statement in the third column of the editorial said, "Global warming is scientific fact and needs to be addressed immediately." This statement is false and almost blatantly so.

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Making cheese in clean environment not 'dirty'

I am writing to contradict your claim that working in cheese production at the MSU Dairy Plant is a "dirty job" ("Dirty Jobs," SN 11/7). I begin by questioning the reasoning behind including a sterile food production plant alongside other work places that include "pooper-scoopers." The MSU Dairy Plant meticulously complies with all health department standards, making it a clean work environment. Secondly, I would like to correct erroneous claims made by your reporters.