Boulder, CO high school students protest

[valkyrie]

This is kind of interesting.

Some high school students in Boulder are camping out in their school's library until they get a meeting with certain elected officials, including the governor and representative Marilyn Musgrave. If you're not familiar with Marilyn Musgrave, she authored the proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution banning gay marriage. She was just re-elected to the House of Representatives, although not by as wide a margin as in the last election.

Of course this protest may have no effect on anything, but I wonder if more people are going to start getting involved in local politics and/or in trying to hold politicians accountable for what they're doing. Hopefully people who are frustrated with how things are going will start doing something about it rather than just complaining. What do you think?

[DeltAlum]

The People's Republic of Boulder, 35 square miles surrounded by reality.

Truth is, it's good to see high school students taking an early part in the political life of their area.

[Rudey]

Is this the same area where parents don't vaccinate their kids?

-Rudey

[valkyrie]

Originally posted by DeltAlum
The People's Republic of Boulder, 35 square miles surrounded by reality.

Truth is, it's good to see high school students taking an early part in the political life of their area.

Boulder certainly is a world of its own, but I agree that it's good to see high school kids actually caring and doing something. There was just a little blurb about it on MSNBC, so they're getting some attention.

[IowaStatePhiPsi]

I wonder if Ashcroft will pull a Reno and send the ATF in to burn the building with the kids inside.

[AGDee]

Students staged a walk out when I was in high school over some issue that I can't even remember now. The VAST majority only participated because they thought it was cool to be skipping school.

Dee

[Kevlar281]

Originally posted by U.S. National - AP
Senior executive of the subcommittee on protesting stuff

Pure Genius

[Rudey]

Originally posted by IowaStatePhiPsi
I'm trying to figure out which poster on the msg board to the news article is Rudey. My guess is one of these 5:

2080 Expel them all
Hella31 3 11/05/04 02:40 pm

2079 Offspring of OLD HIPPIES.....
cazabro 11/05/04 02:38 pm

2076 WHY SHOULD I LISTEN TO LOSERS?
notoriousandunsav... 1 11/05/04 02:31 pm

2059 THESE KIDS NEED ANOTHER COLUMBINE !
melchiahus 11/05/04 01:39 pm

2016 NO DOUBT SUPPORTED BY TEACHERS UNION
deutoplasm 3 11/05/04 12:52 pm

Don't try and paint me as right-wing or even extremist. Now you on the other hand, the guy who advocated carpet-bombing the red states, insulted blacks, and insulted Southerners...well there really is little explanation necessary.

-Rudey

[hottytoddy]

I'm just curious...are these students 18. I didn't read the article so please don't jump on here and ask me if I can read (if the article gives their ages). While it's good to see young people getting involved in politics. These kids may not even be old enough to vote. And I thik there is a reason the minimum voting age is 18.

[Lady Pi Phi]

Originally posted by hottytoddy
I'm just curious...are these students 18. I didn't read the article so please don't jump on here and ask me if I can read (if the article gives their ages). While it's good to see young people getting involved in politics. These kids may not even be old enough to vote. And I thik there is a reason the minimum voting age is 18.

I'm not sure where you're going with this. Why does it matter if they are 18 or not? I definitly agree that there is a reason for 18 being the voting age, but it's still important to get younger teenagers involved in the political process. Let them be involved now so that they can make informed decisions when they are 18.
It's a shame how they are ignored. why piss them off now only to need their vote in a few years?