Friday, March 17, 2006
Jaw, meet floor
Holy crap wow. After a flurry of nudging things aside and skipping process as necessary in order to move the elections back a few weeks, the Daily Cal disapproves.
But even relief can't iron out the the situation's rough spots. For one, it's troubling how easily Executive Vice President Anil Daryani dropped his lawsuit against the senate, even though he said he'd filed suit to protect the bylaws.
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Don't get us wrong. We're certainly not complaining about the fact that ASUC has come to a compromise. But the way that the political players went about it is worrisome.
If Daryani and Buenrostro's attitude is the prevailing one, ASUC may simply end up trying to run roughshod over these legislative potholes, instead of addressing them after elections season.
But there are too many problems to ignore. ASUC has yet to determine the balance of power between the executive and legislative branches, or work out the conflicting messages of the ASUC Constitution and bylaws. Just because ASUC members dropped their differences in the midst of a crisis, it doesn't mean the issues have vanished.
Let's rewind a week and see what The Daily Cal said:
Daryani argued the bylaws require a two-thirds majority to change the elections date, not a simple majority. Senators countered that the ASUC Constitution, which overrules the bylaws, allows for a simple majority. It's clear why the Judicial Council took up the case: A court decision could address the gray area between the Constitution and bylaws.
At any other time, we'd applaud such clarification. But right now, instead of having five months to prepare, neophyte Elections Council Chair Jessica Wren has four weeks.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. A week ago, we needed to put aside the silly details such as procedure and get a plan in place. Now, we shouldn't have put aside the silly details such as procedure in order to get a plan in place.
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