THE BATTALION
Page 2 College Station, Texas Wednesday, March 1, 1972
Batt analysis
CADET SLOUCH
by Hm Earte constitution—what it is and isn’t
“They’re getting more and more impatient with jay
walkers!”
The new constitution that will
be voted on in the March 7 refer
endum is quite a bit different
from the one that has been used
for the past several years.
It is intended to replace what
Student Senate President John
Sharp “an obsolete constitu
tion.” The proposed document,
he feels, is necessary for modern
student governments.
The new plan is for the organi
zation, to be called the student
government of Texas A&M Uni
versity, to be divided into three
branches and for Senate repre
sentation to be by a combination
of the college/class system and
by living areas.
The three branches will be simi
lar to the U. S. Constitution—
executive, legislative and judicial.
The Student Body President will
be the executive head, and the job
of presiding over the Senate will
go to the Vice President.
“The President’s job this year
is legislative and administrative,”
Sharp said. “They need to be
separated, so that everyone can
do a one hundred per cent thor
ough job.”
The representation in the pres
ent Senate is apportioned to each
college by class, according to en
rollment. The proposed system
would have 50 senators elected
in this way, including, for the
first time, graduate students.
The remainder of the Senate
would be elected by living area
in the ratio of one senator for
every 500 students. If adopted,
the Senate would decide the “dis-
Referendum voting
Bulletin Board
If you haven’t read the analysis on the top of this page yet, we
suggest that you do so.
It deals with the new constitution which the Student Senate has
been slaving and griping over the last several months. We won’t go into
the right or wrong of the constitution-at least not right now, but the
students should.
Typical reaction to that last statement is probably jeering,
obscene statement or possibly a horse laugh. After all, what the hell has
the Student Senate ever done for the student?
That is another question we won’t pass judgment on right now
but we do wish to make one statement regarding it.
The new constitution has the potential to change the Student
Senate for good or bad. If you want to have an effective Senate then
study the constitution for the question now lies in the : student’s
hands. i'OXV
It is there because of the referendum to be held this Tuesday. The
students have the power to approve this document or kill it. One must
happen. Tliat is where the student voice in student government comes
in.
Whatever you do, if you want to have better student government
then get out and vote one way or the other Tuesday.
Thursday
San Antonio HTC will meet in
room 301 of the Physics building
at 7.
Cepheid Variable will meet in
room 304 of the Physics building
at 7.
Panhandle Area HTC will meet
in room 3D of the Memorial Stu
dent Center at 8.
Architectural Wives will meet
at 7:30 in the Texas room of
Bryan Building and Loan.
Friday
Chess Committee will meet in
room 3C of the Memorial Student
Center at 7:30. Tournament will
be held.
Monday
Zero Population Growth will
meet at 7:30 at St. Thomas Epis
copal Church, Jersey St.
Miss T AMU
Texas politicians competition
With the Mutscher bribery trial coming up and the Sharpstown
Bank scandal still lingering in the air Texas politics has entered one of
its most ludicrous phases.
Everybody, from Preston Smith to our own Mike Essmyer, has
jumped on the honesty bandwagon. “I’m honest” screams one while
another denies knowing Gus Mutscher at all. Meanwhile, back with the
other subpoenaed politicos, Smith keeps the whole state of Texas in
frightful suspense waiting for his TV speech tonight.
Of course, no one has mentioned that politicians are supposed to
be honest to begin with. Or is it just that they’re not supposed to be
caught?
Perhaps it is that Texans are just used to finding out that their
elected officials are not deserving of the public’s trust. They caught
Frank Sharp, who of course had no dignified title to defend himself
with and those that did have the title didn’t stick around to help, but
that was it. Dowdy’s conviction even came as a shock.
All, well. Perhaps it is all for the best. Now that the cat is out of
the bag the Texas politico may be less eager to invest in dubious
vemtires. Let us think back to the days of Pa and Ma Ferguson and
reflect on how lucky we are now.
will be held
A Miss TAMU contest will fea
ture single coeds in both formals
and bathing suits March 8.
The contest, sponsored by sev
eral TAMU organizations, is in
coordination with the Miss Texas
Universe contest. The TAMU win
ner will go to the Miss Texas
contest.
Applications for the contest
may be obtained at the Dean, of
Women’s office in the Academic
building. The deadline is Friday.
The contest will be held in the
mall of the Engineering Center.
Judges will be Dean of Women
Toby Schrieber, Dean of Men
Charles Powell, Fern Hammond
of KBTX, Mayor J. B. Hervey of
College Station and Ford Albrit
ton.
AARGH!
...John R. Moffitt
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tricts” in the living areas from
which representatives would be
elected.
The Corps, due to the system
of class distinction, would be as
sured six representatives, and
university-owned apartments will
be guaranteed two. The remain
der of the off-campus seats will
be divided equally among the four
classes, sophomore through grad
uate student, with any left over
to be elected at large.
Freshmen representatives will
be elected in the middle of the
fall semester on the same 1:500
plan as the rest of the Senate.
This would change the present
system of electing five senators
at large.
“This new plan for represen
tation is satisfactory to both
Corps and civilians,” Sharp ex
plained, “because it combines
the class/college and living area
methods. This should appeal to
both sides.”
The proposed constitution calls
the Student Body President, the
“chief executive officer,” adding
to his present powers an ap
pointment power for any admin
istrative committees, the right to
enter into agreement with or
ganizations and agencies outside
the university and the veto power.
He will have the responsibility
for executing legislation and the
obligation to present a legislative
program at the beginning of each
semester.
Instead of the present system
of having ex-officio members of
the Senate, the President will
have an Advisory Council. This
body will consist of the positions
now classified as ex-officio and
any other people the President
wishes to appoint.
Four standing committees will
be in the executive branch. The
Student Body President Execu
tive Committee will consist of the
officers and the chairmen of the
other standing committees. The
Student Election Board replaces
the Election Commission. Mem
bership will be by appointment.
“We want to get the politics
away from the Election Board,
so they can do their job and avoid
any hassle,” Sharp said.
The Public Relations Commit
tee will be relatively the same
as in the present structure, with
the Services Committee taking
over the jobs of the other three
committees now in existence.
Membership to these commit
tees is subject to the appoint
ment of the various chairmen,
who are selected by the Student
Body President. These commit
tees are purely administrative,
having no legislative duties.
The legislative branch will con
sist of the Student Senate, with
its Executive Committee, The
Vice President will preside over
the Senate, with a Chairman Pro
Tern to be elected by that group.
Six standing committees are
planned for the Senate. The
Executive Committee will con
sist of the President, the Vice
President, the Recorder, the chair
men of the legislative standing
committees and the Chairman Pro
Tern of the Senate.
The other committees include
the Academic Affairs Committee,
the Student Services Committee,
the External Affairs Committee,
the Rules and Regulations Com
mittee and the Finance Commit
tee.
The Senate will have the power
to override the President’s veto
with a two-thirds vote. It can
grant recognition to student or
ganizations, but it can only rec
ommend withdrawal, again with
a two-thirds vote. Each year the
Senate will reapportion itself
prior to spring elections.
The judicial branch will con
sist of the Student Body Judicial
Committee. There will be nine
members, two from each class,
sophomore through graduate stu
dent, and chairman. All members
are appointed by the Student
Body President.
The duties of this committee
will be the interpretation of con
stitutional questions, legislative
interpretation and certification of
elections. It will be their job to
rule on election disputes and pro
tests.
Ratification of the proposed
constitution will be by a two-
thirds vote of the Senate, ap
proval by the administration.
“The main advantage of this
constitution is that it allows
people to do a more thorough job
by specification of duties,” Sharp
pointed out. “It allows more
people to be involved, and t
is more participation in 1
tions.”
Work began on this cons
tion in September. Sharp app^
ed the committee to work;
in late October. This group sk]
after finals before Cliristi
drawing up the proposals, &
izing the new plan last west
Last year, the Students
spent most of the second sens
debating a proposed constite
which was eventually rejes
Sharp indicated that this s
different situation, and that!
is a different proposed const
tion.
“People from the top orgasi
tions on campus participatd
this constitutional committee,'
explained. “The reason lastju
constitution failed was thati
Senate members were indsl
This year, we took diffta
representatives from alltheh
tions on campus and people hi
different areas to work ontl
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