Con Court Demands New Bylaws for Bylaw-Demanding Committee
The ODE’s Nicholas Wilbur takes a break from writing OSPRIG press releases to report on the Con Court’s rejection of the ASUO Recognition Review Committee’s bylaws:
The court listed 18 mistakes and inaccuracies, ranging from the RRCs misunderstanding of its own authority to violations in its own elections clauses. The RRC submitted the bylaws on Nov. 1. The court called many sections in the bylaws unnecessary and others incomplete.
It initially reprimanded the committee for what it said was an egregious lack of documentation, but now RRC Chairman David Goward is using the same word to describe the courts lacking distinction between policy and opinion.
Goward said the court is overstepping its boundaries.
The chief justice says that the court in no way desires to legislate, Goward said. This is fucking legislation.
I have no clue if this is “legislation” on the part of the Con Court, but it does seem that this RRC imbroglio has turned into a giant clusterfuck. Is this mess solvable? Sure. But aren’t there more important things for the ASUO and student groups to focus on than the creation of an unnecessary, possibly temporary committee? You know, like students cussing at football games.
Tell that to Kevin Martin, who appears to be having a grand ol’ time.
Hard to love a job that shouldn’t exist.
I’d speculate that Goward doesn’t particularly love his job at the moment.
I was going to write something about OSPRIG, but why…
Pretty cool this guy is swearing. That’s good because it shows our politicans really love their jobs??
Um, well, the ASUO Constitution, as I recall, gives “supreme and final authority” to the Court in interpretting and enforcing the Constitution, so how it could be overstepping its bounds is a mystery.
It’s good to see swearing is making a comeback in student government. Motherfucking activist judges!