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[AnimalMuppet]

I don't think student governments get to push policies that can actually help students very much. I don't think school administrations let the student government have any real control whatsoever.

[InitialLastName → AnimalMuppet]

It's a puppet puppet.

IIRC, my high school government was very effective at choosing the prom theme and lobbying for a specific brand of crackers in one of the vending machines.

[nathancahill → InitialLastName]

The illusion of government power starts young.

[erobbins → nathancahill]

Government seems pretty powerful. I mean, there's one guy elected by 213k people blocking the entire congress from passing any bills.

[AnimalMuppet → erobbins]

That may make that one guy powerful, but it makes government pretty powerless...

[archgoon → AnimalMuppet]

Unless of course, you're dealing with a Absurdly Powerful Student Council.

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AbsurdlyPowerful...