Benny Baker
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Vote on your final 5 nickname choices (just ND is out)
Benny Baker replied to jimdahl's topic in UND Nickname
I think you mean libel. -
Vote on your final 5 nickname choices (just ND is out)
Benny Baker replied to jimdahl's topic in UND Nickname
Prognostication. 88 -- University of North Dakota Nodaks. -
So you troll people on the internet all day. Bravo, buddy.
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I agree with your last comment/question, but the TRO request is likely just to prevent UND from doing anything further regarding the nickname. TROs are pretty easy to obtain but they expire after 28 days. So even if plaintiffs are successful on the TRO, they'll still need to have the court grant a preliminary injunction within 28 days after the TRO to continue to hold off the vote.
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"in the spring session of 2011, the North Dakota legislature definitive (sic) exercise total control over the name selection process for the nickname of UND. Despite the repeal of that law, the subsequent law enacted in December of 2011, again demonstrated that the North Dakota legislature definitely exercised total control over the name selection process and prohibited the selection of another name until 2015. Because the name selection process for UND is reserved to the legislature, the BHE, UND, and Defendant Kelley are without authority to act to change the name."
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Plaintiffs allege that "the Board of Higher Education ("BHE"), UND, and Defendant Kelley administered the legislatures' directive regarding the December 2011 law." I assume they mean November.
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The file size is too big to upload
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http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/education/3862671-breaking-lawsuit-filed-stop-und-nickname-vote The plaintiffs in the new nickname lawsuit have requested a temporary restraining order to prevent UND from moving forward with next week's nickname vote. The plaintiffs allege (1) that only the legislature has the authority to adopt a new nickname for a state university; (2) that President Kelley, as a state actor, acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner thereby violating the equal protection rights of North Dakota citizens; (3) that Kelley and the Task Force violated open meeting laws; and (4) that UND breached its "contract" with the Sioux Native Americans. Let the saga continue . . . ?
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Anyone know how to upload a file on here bigger than 0.98 mb?
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Complaint also alleges violations of equal protection under North Dakota constitution; violation of opens meeting act; breach of contract; and promissory estoppel.
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Complaint alleges that only the state legislature has the authority to decide the nickname
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The judges in Grand Forks County have recused themselves and have requested that the North Dakota Supreme Court appoint a judge from a different district court. Go figure, who wants to be the judge to open this can of worms?
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Lawsuit alleges that the "State Board, UND, and Defendant Kelley are without authority to act to change the name"
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I know, man. It's so weird/sad.
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Not trying to argue with you, but I think this "roughrider condom" thing is a bunch of scare tactics that have grown its own legs. I have never heard of condoms being thrown on the ice in Cedar Rapids. I have never heard of condoms being thrown on the ice/field at Red River supporting events. I have never heard of condoms being thrown on the field in Saskatchewan. Frankly, I guess I don't care if opposing schools want to throw dick hats on their own ice/playing field. In all likelihood, their school will probably end up getting penalized for the crowd's conduct.
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All you do is attack people who supported the Fighting Sioux name. "it's painfully obvious." You criticized them for continuing to support the Fighting Sioux. Then you criticized them for supporting "North Dakota" when it was still an option. Now your criticizing them for supporting "Nodaks" when it is still an option. You put more effort into hating on Fighting Sioux supporters than the Fighting Sioux supporters even put into keeping the old nickname.
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Well, to get a TRO followed by injunctive relief they need to show some likelihood of success on the merits. Without seeing the allegations in the complaint, I cannot imagine how this lawsuit has any merit. Any link to the complaint?
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So your criticizing some supporters of the Fighting Sioux nickname because they're settling on one of the five nickname options given to them. Wow.
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Wow, buddy. I've never seen someone with such a hard-on for the "Fighting Sioux Forever crowd" as you. Some people, like me, like Roughriders. Others like North Stars, Others like Fighting Hawks. Others like Sundogs. And yes, others like Nodaks. Give it a rest.
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Oh, heaven's no. I meant replace the word "Sioux" with "Nodaks" and replace the sioux logo with the interlocking ND logo or some other new logo. "re-adopt the last use of the sioux jersey and replace "sioux" with "nodaks" and the sioux logo with the interlocking ND logo or a new logo altogether."
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Huh? For what to happen?
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Old Chief!
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Nothing would need to change; re-adopt the last use of the sioux jersey and replace "sioux" with "nodaks" and the sioux logo with the interlocking ND logo or a new logo altogether; create something entirely different, etc. There's myriad possibilities. I think another thing worth noting is that UND football's uniforms have stayed extremely consistent during this entire nickname debacle. They've had the interlocking ND logo on their helmets for decades regardless of the nickname issue.
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It's not that anybody thinks Nodaks "is so great". It's that those in favor of Nodaks feel that it is a better option, in their opinion, than the four other alternatives.
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Awesome straw man argument you came up with there! I absolutely agree with you that football is more popular and has a massively larger following than hockey.
