Condolences and Problems

First of all, I express my condolences for Christine Dao who was killed by a hit and run. I offer her my prayers and hope this tragedy never happens again.

The ASUC sponsored event, The Prop 73 Maze, was conducted on Monday, October 31st, to show how difficult is was for a teenager to get an abortion. While this was clearly a reasonable poitn of view to hold, it does not justufy the ASUC's endorsement and spending as it is a particular stance on an issue that is important to both sides, and is very well represented on both sides. Many people who are pro-abortion are also pro-Prop 73, like myself. The ASUC is meddling with state propositions, something on which they have no affect and should not take a stance. The last time the ASUC took a stance on a state proposition, Prop 54, they violated free speech codes by allowing propaganda against prop 54 to be at the voting registration tables but NOT PROPAGANDA FOR IT. They were never censured for that.

So before the ASUC starts down the road of infringing upon free speech, they must remember that as many as 40-50% of the students may be for Prop 73, and just because the loudest activists are against it doesn't mean they are the strong majority.