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From: velu@eneevax.UUCP (Velu Sinha)
Newsgroups: net.politics,net.college
Subject: The Monarchists Have Won!
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Date: Thu, 21-Nov-85 10:37:18 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 21 10:37:18 1985
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Organization: U of Maryland, EE Dept., College Park, MD
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Summary: Long Live the King

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Keywords: monarchy, king, student govenment

Hear Ye Hear Ye. 

NEWS FLASH *** NEWS FLASH *** NEWS FLASH *** NEWS FLASH *** NEWS FLASH ***

	The University of Maryland, on November 20, 1985

		the Royal Maryland Monarchist Party

                    was swept into office 

			as the new 

	Executive Council of the Student Government Association
 		of the University of Markland


His Highness King Tom II has announced the coronation festivities to commence
December 3 on the grounds of the College park Campus.  Also swept into
office were  Lord High Chancellor Duke Sir Paul, Her Majesty Queen Virginia,
and Chancellor of the Exchequer James.

The first item on the agenda, according to King Tom, is to build a beer
filled moat around campus. According to University officials, this proposal
is under consideration - but unlikely since the drinking age in Maryland is
21, and it would be impossible to control access to the moat - which is to
be filled with 28 different brands of lager and stout ale, to be seperated
by a system of locks. 27 of these brands are to be imported from the Old
Country, while the 28th is to be a domestic brand, Knoxbrau, from the King's
private brewery.

Each of the officers was elected into office by 54 percent of the voting
student population, with the exception of the King, who recieved 56 percent
of the vote.

The oldest continuous political party on campus, the Monarchists have 
participated in no fewer than 13 SGA elections, but until recently, they
were unable to capture any significant percentage of the vote.  After
winning a 20% block last semester, the party changed their campaigning
tactics this semester, abolishing the under $20 budget of previous campaigns
and replacing it with a zero-budget strategy.

more to follow...

David Hsu (hsu@eneevax) Velu Sinha (velu@eneevax)

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Long Live King Tom.

(this is NOT a joke)