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Honestly, it would be a pointless exercise of repeating talking points on all sides were this to have been raised at the last ANC meeting. We all know where every commissioner and every attendee to ANC meetings stands on these issues, and the outcome would have been no different than it is now.

Let's apply this logic to analogous situations, shall we?

On Supreme Court nominations: "Honestly, it would be a pointless exercise of repeating talking points on all sides were this to have been raised at the last Senate hearing. We all know where every Senator and every attendee to Senate committee meetings stands on these issues, and the outcome would have been no different than it is now."

On parole hearings: "Honestly, it would be a pointless exercise of repeating talking points on all sides were this to have been raised at the last parole board hearing. We all know where every board member and every attendee to parole board meetings stands on these issues, and the outcome would have been no different than it is now."

On jury deliberations: "Honestly, it would be a pointless exercise of repeating talking points on all sides were this to have been raised at the last deliberation. We all know where every juror and every party to the trial stands on these issues, and the outcome would have been no different than it is now."

On elections: "Honestly, it would be a pointless exercise of repeating talking points on all sides were this to have been raised at the last campaign cycle. We all know where every candidate and every voter stands on these issues, and the outcome would have been no different than it is now."

Just because an outcome is predictable doesn't mean it's acceptable to circumvent the official process.

I think students would be well-served by spending every ounce of effort registering other students to vote, particularly those who live in West Georgetown dorms, instead of continuously lecturing the neighbors about democracy.

Could you provide some examples of this supposed continuous lecturing of the neighbors? What neighbors, in particular, have been lectured to? By what means?

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