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No council members spoke against the bill, which passed 54-4. The council had no choice but to accept some downsizing constitutional amendment; however, it was free to design its own scheme for cutting membership to 50.
An amendment shortening the council's office hours from 20 to 10 hours per week and assigning those hours to Executive Board members narrowly mustered the required two-thirds majority, passing 39-17.
A related amendment requiring members-at-large to table in their House dining halls in order to publicize the council's work also passed.
Burton originally abstained from voting on the amendment, but later added his own vote in support. As council vice president, Burton tabulates all votes.
Whose rights come first: A pregnant woman's or those of the fetus she is carrying? The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will review a case delineating precisely that dilemma. In 1985, a South Carolina hospital decided it would take any necessary measures to ensure the health of...