Well it appears that I can not attend the tournament in Minneapolis, if for no reason other than I won’t know until I would get there if I would have any place to sleep.

Which means I can focus my attention on my other duty that weekend: The State Convention of the Illinois Federation of College Democrats.
It is going to be held in Evanston, with a bar-night on the 4th (Friday) where I have every intention of introducing myself to everyone else who attends.

Why would I introduce myself, you may ask? Well, I have made the decision that I am running for President of the Federation. And then if I don’t win that Vice President. Then I’m just going to keep running for stuff until I get a position. At this point I don’t see there being much competition in all, and if there is I don’t know what they are running for yet. I have a feeling that there is going to be at least one wide open position there.

As for mock trial, I have an amusing quote from a post on a mock trial forum. This is the closing argument you would give if you flat-out lost in the first three rounds and knew you were going to come in last at the competition:

“May it please the court:

This case…is…fake.

The witnesses you’re going to hear from today are not real people, the crimes you’re going to hear about never happened, and the facts stipulated to by both sides are entirely fictional.

You see, judge, you are ‘presiding’ today over a ‘MOCK trial.’ This means that, unlike typical sentencing hearings, the people arguing before you are not licensed practitioners before the bar, and the defendant has not actually been charged with a crime, because the defendant does not exist. In fact, this entire proceeding is an elaborate hoax, without any grounding in actual jurisprudence.

Your honor, none of this is real. None of it. And that’s why, at the end of this mock trial, my co-counsel will come before you and remind you that the stakes couldn’t be lower, the facts couldn’t be more fictional, and the outcome of your decision is completely irrelevant. Thank you.”

I’ll be following the scores from the tournament, and if I get wind that they may be in the final tournament I’ll go to O’Hare, wait for a text message saying they are going and hop on a flight the day of. Or hell, pay $1600 and charter a small plane to take me there

Time to go take a shower then get some breakfast

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