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‘God, you’re hot’ Tennessee school board member says to student during board meeting (www.wsmv.com)
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[–] -3 points 7 months ago* (6 children)

it can’t be judged without well-defined critical, no.

That's a partial answer at best , a nice deflection though.

So your argument is that there is no possible criteria by which competence/ability can be judged for a school board position so popularity is the best option ?

seriously, what is the qualification or criteria for being a good school board member? tell me. I’d like to know because as far as I am aware, there absolutely is none.

Once you answer the original question or the newly revised version above i can give you some idea on this.

anyone can run for school board.

Who can run for a school board and how a school board member is evaluated for the position are unrelated.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (5 children)

    It's not an argument. It's a fact.

    My local school board anyone can run. The only requirement is you are a resident of the district you represent, and you are over 18, and you are a registered voter. That's literally it. There are no other requirements, qualifications, or criteria for running for school board.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago* (4 children)

    It’s not an argument. It’s a fact.

    That seems definitive, good to have a rock solid source.

    My local school board anyone can run. The only requirement is you are a resident of the district you represent, and you are over 18, and you are a registered voter. That’s literally it. There are no other requirements, qualifications, or criteria for running for school board.

    Useful information , eligibility to run is still not the full criteria for how someone is evaluated for a position though.

    Technically, i suppose it could be considered an initial screening, so you're not entirely incorrect, just incorrect that it's the only evaluation mechanism.

    If it were , there'd be no need for votes, first person to apply and be eligible would automatically get the job.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (3 children)

    I have no idea what you are saying now. You're saying, you should dictatorially be given the power to appoint school board members, and you'd do so solely on a first come, first given, basis?

    OK, so you are saying you want to be a dictator of school board members, because you are the one who should have sole authority in this area. And you would not judge people based on qualifications or merit?

    OK.

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  • [–] 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    I have no idea what you are saying now. You’re saying, you should dictatorially be given the power to appoint school board members, and you’d do so solely on a first come, first given, basis?

    I mean, not at all , read the reply again.

    OK, so you are saying you want to be a dictator of school board members, because you are the one who should have sole authority in this area. And you would not judge people based on qualifications or merit?

    Ah, i see, you don't have an actual response so you weaponise ignorance, that's actually pretty clever.

    It's hard to argue with someone not using reason as a basis, you neither have to present a reasonable argument nor support it, that's downright devious.

    In case that reply was serious and you just missed what i was saying, i'll try and simplify for you and leave out the extra words around it so there's nothing to be confused about...ready ?

    Who can run is not the only criteria for who is qualified for a position.

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  • [–] 0 points 7 months ago* (1 child)

    No dude, legally. It is. It is the only criteria that restricts and defines who can run for the position.

    You can make up arbitrary things in your head, but legally you cannot stop anyone from running or winning, with the made up criteria in your head.

    You can go and campaign to change your local election laws, btw.

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  • [–] 0 points 7 months ago

    ok, i'll change the emphasis.

    Who can run is not the only criteria for who is qualified for a position.

    Ok, so leaving out the subjective argument of who should be qualified, let's go with straight up logic, i'll bullet point it for you.

    I'll even start with your very correct assertion that anybody who can run, can win.

    • Anyone eligible to run, can win.
    • To win, a candidate has to be voted in (by whatever voting system is used, it doesn’t matter for this)
    • A vote is cast by an individual who has their own set of criteria for qualification.
    • Unless every single voter's only criteria is whether or not the candidate is eligible to run then there are other criteria at play.

    I'll also requote myself from an earlier reply.

    Perhaps "evaluated for" is more accurate.

    Eligibility to run is still not the full criteria for how someone is evaluated for a position though.

    Perhaps the disconnect is that you think everyone who is eligible is qualified for the job and it's just the winner of all these qualified people that is determined by the vote ?

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