By JAMES BOYLE
Staff Writer
A new student-created political party is making waves in CHS Mock Election and challenging the way the United States government is run.
The CHS Anarchy Party, led by junior Linette Reeman of Middletown, is taking the school by storm with a surprisingly large amount of campaign donations and expectations for well-attended meeting this Wednesday, October 24, according to the founder.
Even though the organization’s beliefs may seem unconventional, it has struck a surprising cord with a large portion of the CHS electorate, said Reeman.
“The anarchist group is a group that you can go to if you don’t like any of the other candidates, but you want to get involved,” she said.
Reeman described anarchy as not a negative idea, but simply the absence of a centralized government. She has a firm belief that people are able to decide for themselves what they want without the government telling them what to do.
“How can one person decide for every single person in a country what’s best for them? People need to have the ability to decide for themselves,” Reeman said.
Reeman said the group is not for chaos or craziness, but simply a democracy where citizens vote directly on essentially everything. She said the group is not necessarily looking for some radical change to the structure of modern politics.
“I realize that not everyone is for anarchy. But the idea itself will hopefully push voters to understand our concerns,” said Reeman.
With a slogan reading, “Vote for ideas, not people,” she said that the party is not supporting any candidate in particular, but still wants to get its voice heard.
According to Reeman, there is a possibility that she will send an anarchist to the upcoming debate to face-off with the other candidates, but only as a representative. With Mr. Gleason’s approval, there may be a fifth podium on the debate stage.
Despite its unconventional ideas, anarchist members have high hopes for the next two weeks as they try to provide students at CHS with another way to be involved in the Mock Elections.