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“WHEN DEMOCRACY FUNCTIONS

AS IT WAS INTENDED, THE LAWS AND REPRESENTATIVES THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WANT

ARE VOTED INTO ACTION. On Tuesday, Nov. 8, the polls will be slammed with Americans making sure their voices will be heard in the 2016 presidential election. Many are making sure they have their say in the heated Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton presidential race, but other local races are getting intense too, with the District 13 House of Representatives race between Eddie Smith-R and Gloria Johnson-D getting tighter with each vote.

If you didn’t manage to vote early or you’re still unsure about everything that’s been going on in this heated election cycle, The Daily Beacon has tried to make some sense of it all.

AND, BY THAT LOGIC, THE LAWS AND REPRESENTATIVES

NOBODY WANTS

ARE NOT.” >>See page 2 for more of The Daily Beacon’s Editorial Endorsement.

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THE DAILY BEACON STAFF

EDITORIAL

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EDITORIAL ENDORSEMENT When democracy functions as it was intended, the laws and representatives the majority of people want are voted into action. And, by that logic, the laws and representatives nobody wants are not.

So, how can we explain this election? More than we’ve heard anyone say they support Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, we’ve heard the majority of Americans say they despise both candidates.

We’re about to vote in our 45th president, a president who for four years will represent this nation and determine crucial policy changes, but it seems like most Americans are just choosing a candidate who they feel like won’t make things any worse than they already are.

Americans should feel empowered when they cast their vote, not ashamed.

What’s even more troubling, however, is how we’re starting to treat each other when one of us decides to support a certain candidate. As soon as someone declares their backing for Trump or Clinton, they’re suddenly regarded as somehow morally bankrupt, ignorant, sexist, corrupt or soft, like aligning yourself with either candidate equates to subscribing to an entire social doctrine. The current political climate has become so divisive it’s impossible to have any kind of reasonable debate about the issues plaguing America today.

For these reasons, The Daily Beacon Editorial Board has decided not to endorse either Trump or Clinton for president. Instead, we’ve decided to use this space and our voice to expand on the many issues not being properly debated by our leaders today.

On The Supreme Court The Supreme Court should never be filled with a majority of Democratic, liberal judges or by a majority of Republican, conservative judges. Intentionally swaying the court system to either political pole will be detrimental to our current democratic system overall.

Our courts act as an impartial system of checks and balances, and the president should always select justices with that in mind.

Maintaining the integrity of the court through moderate, unbiased selections is the only way to uphold fair and just laws.

On Climate Change Climate change and environmental issues have not been focused on enough in this election cycle. Candidates need to talk about the real, scientific threat of climate change, which, according to NASA, “is of particular significance because most of it is very likely humaninduced and proceeding at a rate that is unprecedented in the past 1,300 years.” We urge our next president to invest in renewable energy and cut the United States’ use of fossil fuels as both a means to combat climate change and create new jobs through the growing field of “green” energy. Our next president also needs to ensure clean, accessible water and put basic human rights before profit, as with the Dakota Access Pipeline.

On Racial Tensions & Police Brutality The Daily Beacon supports the Black Lives Matter movement and the demands presented by The Movement for Black Lives platform. Multiple Department of Justice reports, criminal justice studies and years of data collected about the death penalty, imprisonment demographics and police brutality show that the U.S. criminal justice

system is inherently racialized. Our next president should promote policies that require more education and training of the police, while also encouraging more community involvement by the police. While a mutual attitude of fear exists between minority populations and the police, there is little hope for the betterment of an increasingly militarized police force.

On Immigration Although we stand by those hoping to build a new life in the U.S. and think building a wall is extreme, the borders should be more effectively regulated. Biometric identifications have already been developed for immigration, but adding another program to control internal enforcement is essential. If migrants are here illegally, they should be required to leave but should also be allowed a more streamlined and efficient way to enter the country legally under proper documentation and compliance with the law. Further, allowing Syrian refugees into the country may be helpful in dissolving terrorist groups abroad. Syrian refugees who remain in terrorist-held camps are more likely to be recruited by those groups. Proper documentation, compliance with U.S. law and background checks are essential to keeping America unified.

On The Economy When minimum wage became law in 1938, it was 25 cents, equating to $4.13 today. By 1968, the minimum wage was raised to $1.60, or $10.80 today. Meanwhile, today’s minimum wage currently sits at $7.25. Raising the minimum to at least $10.80 could be the solution to ensuring every working American receives a livable wage.

Purchasing power was at its highest in the 1960’s, so raising the minimum wage to somewhere between $10 and $11 would be beneficial to making minimum wage relative to other wages. Whatever the decided amount, an increase in minimum wage is essential to closing the gap in income inequality.

On Women’s Reproductive Health & Rights The question of abortion, or pro-life vs. pro-choice has become a main point in this election. The right to control your own reproduction is a fundamental right, which is protected under our Constitution in the United States. The Guttmacher Institute reported in 2013 that, “Abortion rates are no lower overall in areas where abortion is generally restricted by law (and where many abortions are performed under unsafe conditions) than in areas where abortion is legally permitted.” According to the CDC, the abortion rate for 2012 was 13.2 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–44 years, and the abortion ratio was 210 abortions per 1,000 live births. Women are not going to stop having abortions, but we can make sure that every woman is given the procedure at a clean and mandated medical facility where her needs can be put first. Reversing the supreme court ruling in Roe vs. Wade would only increase the number of illegal abortions in our country and put a woman’s health and life at risk in doing so. If a woman’s health is at risk in a pregnancy, she should not be legally prohibited from obtaining an abortion.

To read more, go online at www.utdailybeacon.com.

2016 EDITORIAL BOARD Bradi Musil, Editor-in-Chief

Megan Patterson, Managing Editor

Hannah Moulton, Copy Chief

Presley Smith, Opinions Editor

Bryanne Brewer, Arts & Culture Editor

Jenna Butz, Special Projects Editor

Trenton Duffer, Sports Editor

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AMENDMENT BREAKDOWN Amendment No. 1 The City of Knoxville proposed this amendment to change the date of the primary election for the offices of mayor, municipal judge and members of the city council. Currently, the primary election day is set for the last Tuesday in September in odd-numbered years, but they want to change it to the last Tuesday in August in odd-numbered years. This change is supposed to give election workers more time to prepare and mail ballots for the November general election but it could create other difficulties regarding the reprogramming of the city’s election machines.

YES

NO

Amendment No. 3 This amendment also pertains to the city pension system and death benefits, but is mainly proposed for clarification purposes. It clarifies the default death benefit of an employee who dies before retirement and who has no proper beneficiary paperwork. It also clarifies that someone cannot murder an employee and then collect their death benefits.

YES

NO

Amendment No. 2 This amendment pertains directly to the city pension system and seeks to make it easier to split marital properties in instances of divorce.

Essentially, the pension board would be able to directly pay a former spouse or child; this is what “alternate payee pursuant” means. This amendment would also allow the pension board to divide benefits between an “alternate payee” and a death beneficiary in the case that a member dies prior to retirement. The part of the amendment including “military service” is included just to comply with federal law and military service protocol.

YES

NO

Amendment No. 4 This amendment, again, pertains to the city pension system. In a nutshell, the City Pension Board put something in place called Supplemental Plan Provisions, also known as SPPs. The board intends to give employees financial security at retirement, and these SPPs are in place to help the board determine and govern their rights where pensions are concerned. As the charter stands right now, these SPPs can be adopted when the pension system needs to be amended to comply with IRS regulations. The amendment being proposed now would allow SPPs to be adopted when the pension system needs to comply with state or federal law. It also allows the pension board to recommend these SPPs to city council instead of just the mayor.

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EDDIE SMITH

GLORIA JOHNSON

RICK STAPLES PETE DREW

MARTIN DANIEL

BRANDI PRICE

Believes Knox County has seen steady job growth in the last two years, but we need solutions to make this region more attractive to businesses. Extremely against income tax and and wants to put money back into growing our economy.

Has not voiced his views on public healthcare on record.

TENNESSEE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 13 Would like to see education built on real world application and preparedness to ensure post-graduation students are ready to be contributing members of our community. Has not vocalized his views about college tuition or student loan debt.

“Number one priority” is that everyone has access to a good-paying job. Wants to ensure all Tennesseans are earning a living wage while making sure tax cuts men and women.

Believes our Constitution requires us to provide a system of free public schools and that education is an investment in our future. Supports the Tennessee Promise and Drive to 55.

Believes even though taxes are necessary, they can remain low. Believes millions of dollars of taxpayer money is wasted each year and plans to increase

Supports Insure TN program and advocates for lower medical costs.

Has not voiced his position on healthcare.

Has not voiced his views on public healthcare on record.

Supports the Insure TN program and works towards

Voiced her support of Governor Haslam’s program, Insure Tennessee, stating, “Without Insure TN, we stand to lose over 30 rural hospitals and thousands of jobs, not to mention the health and wellbeing of thousands of Tennesseans." Believes we should crack down on waste, fraud and abuse in the healthcare system to reduce costs.

Has not voiced his views on taxes or jobs on record.

owners.

A small businessman and works to promote programs

TENNESSEE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 15 Feels public education is “the bedrock of ensuring our children have the tools they need to succeed in today’s economy.”

Has not voiced his views on college tuition or student loans on record.

Supports the building of the lower and middle classes and advocates for a living wage. Believes that we shouldn’t outsource state jobs to private companies and should restructure our economic policy.

TENNESSEE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 18 Believes education decisions are best made at the local level. Opposes federal intervention in local school issues. Against Common Core and believes public schools are the foundation for a skilled workforce, prepares people for post-secondary education and attracts businesses to Knoxville.

Inclusion and advocates for lower tuition costs. Against taking funding away from teachers and giving them more of a voice in educational decisions.

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DONALD J. TRUMP HILLARY CLINTON

JILL STEIN

GARY JOHNSON

JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR.

STUART STARR

We need bankruptcy reform, but “the right kind.”

Wants the economy to help the middle and lower-class more than it currently is. Has a plan to add 10 million jobs to America’s economy and build up unions.

Believes in a fair tax system for everyone, especially the wealthy.

Wants to increase the U.S.’s growth rate. Thinks our growth rate is 1 percent because of high taxes. Wants to bring jobs back from Mexico and China. Wants to cut the defense budget, the EPA and the Department of Education and renegotiate our interest payments.

ECONOMY

Believes medicare-for-all is not economically feasible.

Has said in the past that universal healthcare is a “core Democratic principle.” Believes in more mental health intervention, a revamped VA system and is pro-vaccination.

Obamacare should be repealed and replaced immediately. Thinks the premiums are too high and that this healthcare plan will become a “trillion-ton weight” on our economy. Pro-vaccine and supports more mental health resources, especially for vets.

Doesn’t want to cut Medicare and thinks that insurance premiums should be tax-deductible.

HEALTHCARE

Calls for more mental health services, especially for veterans. Views on Obamacare and healthcare reform are not on record.

“bad situation even worse.” Thinks the country should move in the direction of a free market for medical care instead of more government control.

The U.S. needs a free market approach to healthcare, not a government approach. Thinks states should be able to experiment with Medicare and Medicaid rules.

Obamacare is unconstitutional, insanity and not holding up its promises.

Supports healthcare and Medicare for all, contraception and mental healthcare included, and advocates for a cheaper single-payer alternative to Obamacare.

Pro-vaccination. Heavily links the health of the environment to the health of people: “Healthy People, Healthy Planet.”

spending. The national debt is “obscene and unsustainable.”

No bank bailouts, no farm subsidies and no stimulus.

Advocates for the elimination of special interest tax loopholes, and wants to replace all income and payroll taxes with a single consumption tax that determines your tax burden by how much you spend, not how much you earn. Supports the incentivizing of job creation.

Advocates for a $15/hour federal minimum wage.

Supports the formation of unions and workplace democracy. Thinks Wall Street and big corporations should pay their fair share of taxes, and we shouldn’t continue to bail out banks.

BALLOT BREAKDOWN EDUCATION loans. Thinks colleges spend too much money “putting names on buildings and on private-equity fund managers” and they should spend that money on tuition programs. Thinks Common Core should be done away with.

Cost shouldn’t be a barrier in receiving a college education. All by 2021, all families with income up to $125,000 will pay no tuition at instate four-year public colleges and universities.

Said every student from a family making $85,000 a year or less will be able to go to an instate four-year public college or university without paying tuition as soon as possible.

Guarantees tuition-free education preschool through university. Education is a right. Calls for the end of school privatization, and thinks students should be bailed out of student debt rather than banks being bailed out.

Public education is in desperate need of reform, and state and local governments should have more control over education policy. Supports the elimination of the Department of Education. Student loans should not exist because they raise tuition, and educational funds should be put in the hands of the people who use it.

to a system of user fees and consumption taxes, enabling the abolition of the income tax.

expensive alternatives to bailouts and the only fair way to actually cut federal spending would be to do across-the-board cuts with the same percentage for everyone. The U.S. could

Believes most of the money taken by the government is used

UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 2 The only way to get college costs down is to reduce federal loans at colleges and universities that do not

Has not discussed his views on education on record.

Plans to increase the federal minimum wage to $10.10 and thinks the U.S. labor market no longer functions workers and the companies who employ them.

Advocates for the legalization of marijuana, partly due to the potential monetary gains and revenue potential.

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BEACON TWITTER POLL RESULTS Donald Trump Gary Johnson Hillary Clinton Jill Stein

41% 12% 44% 3%

FAREWELL TO PRESIDENT OBAMA *Note: All numbers and statistics are reflective of data available as of Jan. 12, 2016 unless otherwise noted.

I never really wanted to vote for Barack Obama. And when anything bad ever happened, I was always one of the first to say, “Thanks, Obama.�

But as our 44th president prepares to step down from office and is replaced with either a likely criminal or a tangerine with an anger problem, his presence in office has been felt by all.

Let me start off by saying that by no means do I feel that President Obama was a “bad president.�

In his defense, he was given a terrible situation and did the best he could with it.

George W. Bush drove this country’s economy into the ground, and it was President Obama’s job to clean up that mess.

And he did a pretty good job of it.

Since Obama took over in January 2009 behind the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, the unemployment rate has gone down 2.8 percent. Meanwhile, the number of long-term unemployment dropped by 614,000 Americans.

Corporate profits also went up under President Obama by 166 percent, and the national average for gas prices also dropped to $1.996 – the lowest point it’s been since March 2009.

But President Obama hasn’t been a saint since he’s been in office.

Debt held by the public has also gone up by more than 116 percent. That is more than double what it was when he took office. As of Sunday night, that debt was sitting at $19.8 trillion.

Gun sales may have surged under Obama, but gun buyer checks are up 58 percent and homicides are down 13 percent. Although

there were tragic shootings at Sandy Hook and Aurora, Colorado during his terms in office, violent crime decreased by 16 percent.

President Obama did promise to completely shut down Guantanamo Bay, but it still remains open to this day. As of Oct. 17 of this year, there were 60 detainees remaining at the prison.

All in all, President Barack Obama was not a perfect president, but then again, we have never had a perfect president. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln all were great presidents, but none of them were perfect.

And neither is Obama. He stepped into a messy financial situation. Also, one of the top things that George W. Bush was criticized for – unemployment – was lowered by President Obama. He was dealt a tough hand, but he still was able to find some success.

Out of the options of John McCain and Mitt Romney, Obama went above and beyond. He truly seemed to have compassion and cared about the people in this nation.

He appeared on multiple talk shows and only played golf about 300 times, which is way less than Woodrow Wilson – the no. 1 golf-playing president at nearly 1,200 rounds during his presidency.

President Obama didn’t seem like he was just a “corrupt politician� who was just in it for himself and was just in it for the job title. He seemed honored to be our president.

And I am going to be sad to see him go.

When President Obama leaves office, there needs to be one song playing on the loud speakers – Cups by Anna Kendrick. “You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone.�

Yes we will, Mr. President. Yes we will.

Trenton Duffer is the Sports Editor of the Daily Beacon and can be reached at tduffer1@vols.utk.edu.

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The Daily Beacon • Monday, November 7, 2016

WHY I’M VOTING FOR CLINTON With the 2016 presidential race tightening in some swing states, both campaigns are making their final pitch to voters.

Although it has not been discussed enough this election cycle, the student debt in the U.S. has reached epidemic proportions and regardless of what approach they take, the next president must ultimately decide how to face this issue. Donald Trump has barely (if not at all) discussed this issue. The American people have gotten to know his opinions on Americanborn judges of Mexican heritage, former beauty pageant winners who weren’t skinny enough for him, a disabled journalist, nasty women and last but certainly not least, a wall.

Something the American people have been deprived of from Trump is not what he will do, but how he will do it. To give him credit, Trump did acknowledge that student debt was crushing American men and women. He has not, however, given a detailed plan on how to stop it.

Millennials have now surpassed the baby boomers as the largest voting block in our country. With that said, millennials are tending to lean much more to the left on issues facing our country. A new study was released showing that if millennials were the only group of people to vote during the 2016 presidential election, Clinton would win all but 8 states. For millennials, student debt may be one of the most important issues in this election.

Our generation will be crushed by the looming student debt problem we face if this matter is not hastily taken care of. As the Republican supermajority in our state legislature votes to raise the cost of UT’s tuition every year, more and more students are looking at cheaper options or, even better, the two free years of community college. However, for those who want to attend a four year university, student debt can be a major barrier.

In contrast with Trump, Clinton has created a strong and comprehensive plan to combat the behemoth of student debt that bogs down middle class Americans. Clinton knows that to keep our economy running, we must have Americans who can contribute and with student

debt skyrocketing, that won’t be possible.

First, she has put forth a plan that will make all community colleges free for students. The Republican governor of Tennessee was the first to put such a plan in motion and has been commended for it by both Democrats and Republicans.

Clinton has also proposed attaching student repayment plans to the borrower’s income so as to avoid outrageous monthly payments. In regards to four-year institutions, any student whose household income is $85,000 or below will be able to attend a four-year in-state institution tuition-free. Clinton hopes to raise the cutoff income to $125,000 by the year 2021.

In addition, states will be held to a higher standard to invest in higher education. Current borrowers will have the opportunity to never have to pay back more than 10 percent of their income, and all remaining college debt will be forgiven after 20 years.

The issue of college affordability and student debt should be a major motivator for millennials when voting for the next president of the United States. It is clear when comparing the two candidates that Clinton has previous, current and future college students’ backs when it comes to avoiding a lifetime riddled with student loans.

Clinton has also given American voters the opportunity to see what their lives would be like if she were president by creating a tuition calculator that shows how much an individual would save under her college plan. This calculator can be found on her campaign website.

As the election draws to a close, millennials must take the initiative to elect a woman who will create a country that will free them from the burden of student debt, who will keep their children from ever having to know what a student loan is, and who will use her experience and ideas to create a stronger America.

Reid Guthrie is the head of the Hillary Clinton committee for the College Democrats and can be reached at rguthri3@vols.utk.edu. The College Democrats can be found on Facebook at https:// www.facebook.com/UTKCD/.

WHY I’M VOTING FOR TRUMP I am not the typical Donald Trump supporter.

I am a woman, millennial, pro-choice, sexual assault victim, supporter of LGBTQ+ rights and sister to Cuban immigrants. Contrary to mainstream belief, I am not ignorant, deplorable, a racist or a bigot.

Still, it didn’t take long for friends and family to lash out against my endorsement of Trump on Facebook in July — especially those who know all of the above information about me.

“You are a racist,” was the first comment. Several more comments followed, and within minutes, I thought I had lost two of my closest friends.

Thankfully, many family and friends have come to respect (or respectfully disagree with) the voting decision I have made. Regardless though, here is why I’m supporting Trump: 1) Trump supports women: I am a woman and a sexual assault victim, and I still support Trump.

From the start, the idea that Trump is “antiwomen” has fueled the race against him, but there is no way this argument can stand up against all Trump has done for women. Before most businesses, Trump was employing women in the ‘70s at equal pay or higher than male employees. For years, he has seen women as equals. Trump does not care what your sexual orientation or preference is, as long as you get the job done better than the next person and he will pay you for a job well done.

At the second president debate, Trump revered Clinton for her tenacity as a woman in politics.

Trump was in a negative light this month for sexual assault claims. It goes without saying that sexual assault in any form, by any person, is intolerable. But what Trump said about women contributes none to what he will do for my country in the next four years.

2) His policies are on point: Immigration is one of the foremost issues on my mind when judging the candidates’ platforms and Trump wins hands down. I can’t count how many of my friends are illegal immigrants or children of illegal immigrants.

These are beautiful people with beautiful culture who deserve to live in the United States without marginalization or fear. They are not drug lords, murderers or rapists. Trump is going to build a wall when he is president. The wall will keep out the illegal immigrants who are bringing billions of dollars’ worth of drugs into the country.

Trump will also make the process for those wanting to come into the United States legally easier than it is today.

Trump is also the only candidate who has voiced willingness to build a relationship with Russia (as well as construct trade deals). He has said time and time again that a relationship with Russia would benefit more than harm the United States, and he is absolutely right. At worst, the United States could work with Russia to end the Syrian conflict. At best, the United States and Russia could end the Syrian conflict and defeat al-Qaeda and the Islamic State in one fell swoop.

3) Trump will change American politics as we know it: Maybe he already has. We were expected to vote another puppet into office, but the American people are (hopefully) past their point with robot politicians. Right now, it is not acceptable in society to be a Trump supporter. Those who have permeated this belief across the nation (mainstream media, the GOP, Governor Haslam, the Clinton machine) had their own special interests in mind when doing so.

We know by now that Trump is not your ordinary politician — and that is a good thing. Hundreds of republican leaders across the nation say Trump is “unfit” for the White House — a great thing as well.

Why? Trump is not owned by special interests, or anyone for that matter. He is in control of his campaign and he will be in control of his presidency.

Not to mention, Trump refuses to accept political correctness and is the most transparent candidate I have ever seen run for any public office. Donald Trump will not only change American politics, but he will change America for the better.

There are countless topics I edited out of this article: African-American lives, abortion, education, health care, the Second Amendment, police reform — you name it. There are so many aspects to a presidential candidate; it is impossible to address everything, even in brevity. Time and time again, though, Donald Trump hammers in my voting nail.

He is who I would like to see in the presidential chair for the next four years.

Alahnah Ligon is a sophomore in Mathematics with a minor in education and Hispanic studies and can be reached at aligon1@vols.utk.edu.

PROTEST VOTE: Dissatisfied with the two presidential candidates? Some voters are headed to the polls to cast protest votes, otherwise known as blank votes. Voters cast these to demonstrate their dissatisfaction with the choice of candidates (particularly major party candidates) or with the current political system. This can be demonstrated by submitting a blank ballot or by voting for a write-in or third party candidate. Some fear though that protest votes could split one of the major party candidates’ vote, which could lead to the candidate you didn’t want in office the most gaining the presidency.

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