SG Special Session: A Bust
By Karl-Thomas Musselman
In yet another abdication of duty, a number of Student Government Voting Representatives did not show up for today's special session to discuss the three remaining bills that were on the Table for this Assembly to deal with. 17 Reps did show, though 26 were needed for a quorum.
Tim has a mini-liveblog record of the event here.
Your President-Elect Omar Ochoa waltzed in after the meeting was over, and I have yet to hear if VP-elect Elizabeth Brummet showed at all. Both are also current Reps. Grant Stannis, lead quorum buster, wasn't there either. Luckily, Rep. Laura Gladney-Lemon asked for a roll call of those that were there, so as soon as I have my hands on that I can do a better post. It's sad, because this means that election reform is most likely dead. The next assembly isn't interested as far as I know. I can't wait to read Monday's Daily Texan which should have a nice piece on this with a twist, since the new Assembly is seating on Tuesday (and sworn in tomorrow if I'm correct).
Posted by Karl-Thomas Musselman at April 2, 2005 09:11 PM
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I have never been more ashamed to have actually voted in an election before.
To all the people that told me they didn't care about student government elections, and I preached to them how apathy sucks...
i apologize.
Because it is not as much about apathy. It's about not wanting to support the blown-out of proportion egos that some of these elected representatives have.
I liked the idea of student government, i really did...until I went to that meeting on Tuesday.
I was at the Saturday non-meeting. Elizabeth did not show up, even after it was over when Omar did. Texan photographers and reporters were there, so we'll hopefully hear about it on Monday.
