Tuesday June 13, 2017
Volume 79, Issue 2
Clash of Two Parties Tyler Hapney Reporter
for treasurer agreed upon the statement that keeping an income tax would benefit the state economy. Though the Federalist candidate used a more colorful analogy including Bill Gates and the “Cash Me Outside” girl, both candidates stood on common ground on the topic of state income tax. The governors were then last to take the stage. Each governor was presented with the question of possibly giving teachers lessons in business to help connect them to local businesses. Federalist Governor Candidate, Thanh Pham, provided interesting input right up to the time limit on his opinion, stating that he did not
believe teachers should be given business classes. His opponent, Faris Rehman, was of the complete opposite opinion. Putting forth the idea that business classes would help teachers connect with local businesses and thus help teachers put students into jobs with local businesses, the Nationalist Candidate polarized the question. Both governors ended the debate with equally inspiring closing messages. Delegates of Buckeye Boys State were then released to lunch with something to think about and a tough vote to cast later on in the day.
Tuesday June 13, delegates at Buckeye Boys State had the opportunity to watch and participate in an active debate between those running for state office positions. The half hour debate included insight from both the Nationalist and Federalist parties . Following the debate, delegates were given time to consider the answers of their future officials and were then led to the polls later on during the day. The debate began with an introduction explaining the concept of a coin toss to decide who would be answering the questions first. The Nationalists won this coin toss, therefore answering the question first. From then on, the answer-first priority would alternate as the debate took off. The first question included the idea of illegal immigration and sanctuary cities. Federalist candidate for Attorney General, Nathan Forrest, responded by referencing the major Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland. In his response, Forrest claimed that since the federal government identified illegal immigrants as illegal, states should accordingly identify them as such. To this, he then referred to sanctuary cities as “a crime.” Federalist Party Governor Candidate, Thanh Pham, delivers his argument during Later on when asked about income tax, both candidates the debate on Tuesday. Photo courtesy of Aaron Crank
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Resilient candidate runs back-to-back campaigns Dawson Wohler Reporter only an hour to go to turn in his Despite their valiant Securing the gubernatorinomination, Mallette began canefforts, Mallette and Cain faced al nomination is an exacting task. vassing the campus in search of a their final defeat in the primary Filing the proper paperwork, finding new lieutenant, whom he eventuelection against Faris Rehman and a trustworthy lieutenant and obally found in Jason Cain of Welsh Brendon Rawlston, who later went taining the necessary signatures county’s Stellar city. Together the on to win the general election for requires a singular drive and detertwo of them walked the length governor and lieutenant governor, mination only few possess. There is and breadth of Miami in the swelrespectively. Mallette is now emperhaps no one that understands tering midday heat looking for ployed by the Rehman-Rawlston this better than Brandon J. Mallette new signatories. administration as the head of Adof Merritt city.. His campaign got On running his second, ministrative Services . off to a rocky start when his first accelerated campaign, Mallette Nevertheless, Mallette two prospective lieutenants backed had this to say; “It felt like we were displayed an unrelenting determidown so that they could pursue getting a signature a minute.” nation during his campaign and different lines of work, but When all was said and done, Malexemplified the traits that define he eventually found a partner and lette and Cain managed to collect all great Boys State delegates: set about campaigning in earnest. sixty signatures, more than honor, integrity and resolve. After hours of crisscrossing the enough to secure the nomination. campus in search of signatories, Mallette and his lieutenant finally reached the requisite fifty four signatures needed to secure the nomination. But, just as the ink was beginning to dry on their final signature, his lieutenant deserted, invalidating the hours of work the two of them had put into their campaign. This left Mallette two options: he could either give up his dream of bePhoto courtesy of Cameron Salapack coming the governor, or start completely over. He chose the latter. When asked about his decision, he said, “It seemed hopeless at first, but then I remembered what Governor Kasich said about swimming against the tide and I decided that if I was going to fail, it wouldn’t be because I lost a lieutenant governor, I would fail be- Residence of Brandon Mallette of Merritt City Photo courtesy of Cameron Salapack cause I lost an election.” With
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Delegates settle into office following orientation Dawson Wohler Reporter
Early Tuesday evening, delegates that were successful in their campaigns for office gathered in several locations across the campus to learn the basics of their new positions. In the Psychology Building, the newly elected members of state level government were treated to an in-depth look at the roles they would be filling for the remainder of their stays at Boys State. Across the street in Farmer Building, nearly every room was occupied by delegates learning the ins-and-outs of a different facet of government. In room nineteen, newly minted county sheriffs had their badges pinned to their chests and were briefed by Deputy Sheriff Martin on the specifics of traffic law at Boys State. In room twenty-five, the House of Representatives met for the first time in order to discuss their legislative powers. The list goes on, through every level and aspect of state government, but despite the seemingly disparate careers these young men found themselves entering into, they all had one thing in common; an earnest desire to give their all in service of their fellow delegates. Following the first round of orientation, Ethan Fowler of Downing city, now employed in the Parks and Recreation department, said that he was “looking forward to organizing the sports and activities” for his city. The Director of Public
Safety and Services for Stellar city, Jamison Tackett, said that despite his initial trepidation, he was excited to “ start working with the mayor and police and fire departments”. The story was largely the same from every delegate in every position, be it the governor, a sheriff or an auditor. Given the high level of enthusiasm all of the delegates have for their new careers in government, it is doubtless that this year’s Buckeye Boys’ State will be a resounding success.
Delegates attended orientations for their occupations on Tuesday. Photo courtesy of Cameron Salapack
State Job Fair Dominic A. Santore Reporter
The unemployed filed into Millett Arena ready to hear and see a PowerPoint presentation about the jobs they could enlist in.
The fair was setup to employ delegates who had lost state and county elections and were not lucky enough to get an appointment. These delegates were defeated in their elections for the House of Representatives, Senate, County Commissioner, etc. Some even waited for the job fair to pursue non-electable, non-appointable positions. In some cases, a person was elected for a position that required a passed BAR exam. However, that person would not be able to fulfill their position due to an unpassed BAR. Municipal Court Judge and Attorney General were two of the common positions with this situation. The presenter legionnaire, Tom Worley, who actually attended the job fair his delegate year after losing his governor election, spoke of the positions available. These positions were broken up into eight categories: Education, Judicial/Safety, Human Services, Regulatory, Economy, Environment, Revenue Management and Policy & Management. One could work in the Judicial system as an Inspector General, in the Revenue Management as part of the Lottery Commission and in Policy & Management to handle misunderstandings around campus. At the end of the day, every delegate should have a job to go to on Wednesday. It’s up to them to make the most of it.
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Delegates of Boys State giving bribes to get votes Davyn Williams Reporter The process of getting a position in the government of Boys State is a hard and grueling process that many delegates undergo, but apparently some delegates may have adopted questionable and somewhat dirty tactics to obtain the vote. Allegedly there have been some reports of delegates using bribery to obtain votes from other Boys State delegates. These bribes have been rumored to go from being anything to confectioneries, to maybe even Boys State dollars. Robbie Jamison, Hetuck’s Copy editor who was offered a bribe, explained what people were doing. “I was just walking along and a candidate came up to me and said he would give me a cookie if I voted for him.” Other ways of payments for the supposed “votes” are snack foods that are brought from home by the delegates, dining hall cookies, vending machine drinks and rumors of some candidates even giving away Boys State currency. Other Boys State delegates that have been interviewed have given their opinions on these alleged cases of bribery and the majority of them appear to view it as disrespectful toward the process. But to reiterate, most of these cases may just be rumors circulating around the area to try and discourage voters from voting for certain people. However there are still cases of what may be called bribes going around the campus. For instance, some delegates are swayed for a certain voter if that person
Photo courtesy of Aaron Crank
says they will appoint them to a certain position in Boys State. Although this does not seem illegal in any way, it should still be counted as a bribe for a vote. The newly elected official may also give the job to someone else instead of the person who they originally promised it to during elections Although bribes may be an effective way of getting a name around, it is still a dishonest way to win an election. “The election should be won with hard work and passion,” said one Boys Stater. “Not by using items or promises to win over the minds of the people.” Even though there may be some dishonesty among Boys State, there are many candidates
who worked hard for their position and they should be proud of themselves. A bribe doesn’t guarantee a vote, it could mean the briber is just giving away free food or money for delegates that are voting for another person.
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