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Subject: Member-at-large or President... Author: Alex B [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 07:03:05 06/27/01 Wed In reply to: Jeremy H 's message, "constitutional amendment" on 20:38:42 06/26/01 Tue Interesting idea. I take it you are also against the electoral college system of the United States (So am I). I think there could be problems with this though. For instance, the stipulation that a freshman may not be elected might cause problems. I think they could possibly get over it though. On the other hand I think it may in fact be a good idea in some respects because then the president would have been chosen by the majority of the faculty and student body. This would be a pretty radical change for some of the longer time forum council members because it is taking away a power they have enjoyed since the beginning of the council. In essence, I am sure most forum council members feel it is wiser to have the council choose the president (because they know who will actually do work and who is not as reliable) rather than the school as a whole, in which case we may geta president by popularity alone. In truth, if your idea does come to fruition it will most likely take more than a year for them to get it inot the constitution. More input from the rest of the forum council members would be appreciated. I know the member at large is usually a highly contested office. Alex Billioux [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> Subject: Re: Member-at-large or President... Author: Val [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 09:14:31 06/27/01 Wed hey guys..it's Val...i notice a lot of "two cents" are being thrown so i'll jump on the bandwagon...I do like the idea of the senator at large idea (I was there for it's inception) but i do not think it realistically wise for the position be chosen from the entire forum. i agree with Alex in saying that it may turn into a popularity contest, but i also would like to believe that we scholars' are above that sort of thing...the freshman issue stems freom the fact that as hiistory proves and repeats (with the excpetion of this new, numerous class of sophomores), many of the freshman do not return therefore possibly disrupting the dynamic of the council. so I agree that freshman power be limited until proof of commitment is shown. although I realize that this is a grey area...this is just my thoughts on the issue... I'll talk to you guys later Val [ Post a Reply to This Message ]