thursday, march 31, 1977
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By Jir.st Fix
Doih the counsel for ths dcfenss and the plaintiff were
claiming victory Thursday after Wednesday morning's Stu
dent Court decision invalidating ASUN Senate actions
since Dec. IS.
Defense counsel Stew Voit and Dennis Martin, coun
sel for the plaintiffs, agreed that the court decision was a
compromise. Edit l.lZlzt End Randall Murphy were
plaintiffs but could not be retched for comment Thurs
day. Martin said "a a way it's a victory for both sides, but
both sides also lost."
Voigt said, "I think that we won. The main issue was
the question of a legal quorum and the court reversed
their (December) decision which required a quorum be
two-thirds of the 35 authorized members."
Currently, no cppeals of the decision are planned,
Martin and Vcl-t said.
The MSler-llurphy suit charged that ASUN had not
hid a vdld quorum since Dec. IS. . . .v
The court aali Wednesday that a quorum was two
thirds of the current seated members presently serving co
de senate.
The decision invalidated all senatorial appointments
made after Dec. 15, 1976 until March 30, 1977.
Volt 'said the decision allows ASUN to continue to
function when senators resign or are dismissed and the
total is less than 35.
The requirement for a quorum and valid ASUN action
is defined clearly in the constitution, Martin said.
Martin said the constitution states that the Senate shall
consist of 35 senators and that two-thirds of those must
be present for a decision.
ri's 'compromise
The constitution is a very poorly written document
and needs to be revised," he said.
The plaintiffs wanted to bring to the attention of
ASUN, the students, court members, end administrators
the "inconsistencies" that exist in the ASUN constitution,
Martin said,
"There are at least two or three dozen clauses in the
constitution that are not being followed," Martin said.
Martin said portions of the constitution are impossible
to follow without charge.
' The plaintiffs had hoped that the court would have
declared a constitutional crisis and demanded a con
stitutional convention or revision, he said.
In their decision, the court recommended a review of
constitutional questions by a joint body of representatives
from ASUN, the Council on Student Life and the vice
chancellor of student affair!
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