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Former President to introduce changes to Constitution

Former ASUO President Jared Axelrod has been hired by the current Executive to make some changes to the ASUO Constitution, Senate rules, committee bylaws, etc…

He presented to Senate last night some of the changes he’s making, a large part of them mainly housekeeping and cleanup of old, defunct, and obsolete rules. He wants to introduce a check to the Con Court, something along the lines of Senate needing to approve Con Court rulings on Constitutional changes. Con Court needs more checks on it, but I don’t know if just having a final approval from Senate is enough. The irony is that Con Court will have to approve that rule change. However, some of the changes he suggested last night raise red flags: Adding the Rules and Recognition Committee to the Constitution? RRC is ineffective and bureaucratic, and reform is necessary to the system. Having it in the Constitution will make it more difficult for these important reforms to happen.

And why now? Why at the end of the year? The timing of this is suspicious, and I’m curious to see what other changes President McLain and Mr. Axelrod will be cook up.

  1. Chris Holman says:

    Yep! Thanks for the reminder! Maybe that’s the next issue’s cover title?

  2. orwellduk says:

    Didn’t they used to call this RATFUCKING in the 1970’s

  3. Chris Holman says:

    Speaking from a somewhat ignorant point of view, some of the things I’ve heard of or know of have led me to believe that the ASUO wants to consolidate power under its own auspices and inject its influence into as many corners as possible. A perfectly fine strategy, if it is what’s happening, but maybe that has something to do with it?

    I’ll have to educate myself more on this topic…

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