Oregon Action Team no longer allowed to sell pizza, do anything
A ruling has just come down that the Oregon Action Team will no longer be allowed to sell pizza on campus to promote their campaign. The OAT has been selling pizza for a measly 25 cents per slice for the last week or so, but this is apparently a violation of the Oregon Administrative Rules. Sam Dotters-Katz, the ASUO Exec candidate for the OAT, said that grievances have yet again been filed against them. (Drink!)
This decision comes directly after another ruling that prohibits the Oregon Action Team from wearing their campaign t-shirts on the same day that any of their advertisements appear in the Daily Emerald. It’s clear that the OAT’s political opponents are throwing out all the stops to keep them out of office, but why did they have to go and put the pizza in the crossfire?
“We’re just trying to hook up students with cheap pizza, and some haters are trying to shut us down,” said Dotters-Katz.
Exactly. The perpetrators of this deed must seriously ask themselves what sort of monsters they have become if they’re willing to kill student access to 25 cent pizza in the name of politics. For shame, sirs. For shame!
Also, the Rock the Yellow campaign would do much better to spend their political capital trying to boot Thunderlove from the ballot. He is the real threat – a dark horse candidate just waiting to swoop in and steal the elections.
Chewbaca Defense.
Did anyone not see this coming? Last year Tylee was the only person who ran for Senate affiliated with the Mclain/SunOwen ticket. She wore an Emily McLain t-shirt every single day and was one of their biggest campaigners even after she bombed out in the first round. In other words, the most dedicated campaign hack for McLain becomes elections coordinator, and then for some mysterious reason starts going after Sam and Johnny, telling them what they can or can’t wear, say and sell?
Talk about proof that things need to change. This proves utterly that elections cannot be handled by the executive, because they cannot be trusted to not misuse the power. McLain flirted with this line last year, illegally using Listserv to harass people, and secret, unaccountable groups to distribute negative advertising. At the time I was disappointed with her willingness to throw out rules and decency just to win, but this is just a whole new level of sleaze.
Throw the bums out!
“If the glove don’t fit. Acquit.”
“We’ve got to be judged by how we do in times of crisis.” – Cochran
Ian: Agreed 100%. Kendell Tylee, who unfortunately for her is being coerced by a larger power, could face a wide range of legal action. That’s not to mention the action she opening the University to. This is 100% positively going to be turned into a free speech issues and short of a Cochran defense, this girl better start looking for a good attorney.
For the record, Sam Johnson is a good guy. I’m not sure about the others.
According to the ASUO Website:
Elections Office Manager: Edrice Wahed
Elections Voter Education Coordinator: Sam Johnson
Elections Publicity Coordinator: Ivan Mirolyubenko
Elections Outreach Coordinator: Andrew Jenson
Elections Coordinator: Kendell Tylee
Hahaha, what is the board and Con Court thinking? They’re not only regulating speech in the press, but also what the candidates are and are not allowed to wear? Are they fucking insane?
Ossie: Please list the members of the board online. People who make such hilariously absurd and biased decisions should really be held accountable where there names can be forever Googled.