And you thought your vote would make a difference.
It took 22 days for the AS Legislature to come to a decision.
After elections results were put on hold until 18 grievances filed with the Elections Committee were resolved, the elected party, Student Struggle, was disqualified.
The scenario is suspect to say the least.
Unified Student Movement, sponsored by the Progressive Coalition, which has dominated SF State politics for the last decade, was battling Struggle for the right to represent the student body. But, in reality, they were fighting to stay in power.
Unofficial results indicated that Struggle had edged out USM in the board of directors, winning the presidential and vice presidential seats.
USM filed 10 grievances hoping to disqualify its opponents.
It got its wish.
Before its meeting yesterday, the legislature had thrown out a majority of the grievances, including the five filed against the Elections Committee. The most serious grievance invalidated concerned anti-Zionist threats made by USM's presidential candidate.
The remaining grievances, all of which happened to be against Struggle, were petty, unimportant and just plain silly.
Two grievances said Struggle held a forum without the Elections Committee's permission, which Struggle said was just a gathering of friends.
Another grievance accused the newly-formed party of sending campaign material via e-mail, accessible from the library and the student center, which violates the elections code.
There was no indication that Struggle was unworthy of its elected seats. There is every indication that USM used its power in the legislature to deny students their choice.
Students voted for who they felt best represented their interests; it was not USM, it was Struggle. Unfortunately, the ruling party took that choice away from them.