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It is that time of the semester, again. The time when you thought the insistent nagging of “have you voted for student government, yet?” was over.

Well, as the Grumpy Cat would say, “no.”

There are a lot of choices ahead of you as a voter. But the biggest choice is who do you want representing your voice? To me, the choice was clear: INSPIRE for CUSG. As a past representative of ASSG and former Representative at Large of CUSG, let me explain.

Abraham Lincoln once stated, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” CU’s House would surely be divided under the UNITE ticket.

Why? Not once do I recall having a representative or supporter from UNITE come to College Republican meetings, contact us, or reach out to us. This seems to be an attempt to isolate our voice and not allow us to have a say in the campus political discourse.

College Republicans may not be popular, but we are woven into the fabric of this campus community. We are students too. This is something that UNITE for CUSG seems to conveniently forget.

Apart from including College Republicans in the discussion, I trust that the student leaders of INSPIRE will do the right thing and keep the CU House unified.

After all, if they can get both College Democrats and College Republicans to support them, they are on the right track for bringing diverse and, often conflicting, groups together. This accomplishment is something that not even our current political system and national leaders can achieve.

If you believe in inclusion, openness and fairness in our campus, like me, then I hope you would join me this week in supporting INSPIRE for CUSG.

Contact CU Independent Guest Writer Aslinn Scott at Aslinn.scott@colorado.edu.