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Staff Editorial: Student body should join in letter-writing campaign

Abstract:
In a democracy, participation by the constituents is a vital part of how the government operates. By lobbying state or federal lawmakers, one can achieve a given goal, granted enough support is there to support the issue at hand. With that in mind, Student Government has lobbied the Illinois General Assembly in the past months for the proposed Renewable Energy Center....

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Big Brother

posted 4/21/09 @ 2:13 PM CST

First, the cost to build the Renewable Energy Center is $40 million NOT $60 million. That's the point with the bill. The university would not need ANY state or student money to pay for construction.

Second..."By lobbying state or federal lawmakers, one can achieve a given goal, granted enough support is there to support the issue at hand."

Huh? The point of lobbying is to garner enough support for an issue. The above statement 1) is confusing and 2) is outright dumb.
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