Word: amends
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...Because, of course, despite their junior-varsity mentality, Representatives have a very powerful tool at their disposal: the Constitution. They can overturn the President, amend the Constitution, and put money into the pockets of anyone who can convince them it's a good idea. As my staffer friend said, "So you have these nobodies - and believe me, there are plenty of them - who all of a sudden think they are running the country, because in a lot of ways they are." It's this power that makes them the target of lobbyists and influence peddlers, and it's their lack...
...Undergraduate Council (UC) opened a week-long voting period Monday night on a constitutional amendment that could revamp its structure, abolishing the Campus Life Committee (CLC) and replacing it with a newly created Outreach and Services Committee. If three-quarters of the council votes in favor of the proposal this week, a new committee will be formed specifically for outreach—conducting surveys, meeting with student groups, and e-mailing House lists—and for student services, such as Harvard-Yale shuttles and cardboard box sales. If the amendment fails, the CLC will most likely continue to exist...
...Haddock ’07, who ruled that the proposal had failed at the council’s Monday night meeting, now acknowledges that a “parliamentary twist” might change the result of the vote.UC members voted by a 26-19 margin Monday night to amend the council’s nondiscrimination provision. That rule currently bars funding for organizations such as the Harvard-Radcliffe Asian American Christian Fellowship (AACF), which requires its officers to “subscribe without reserve” to principles of faith, as well as several single-sex a cappella groups.The...
...Ultimately, the bill failed to gain the two-thirds majority necessary to amend a UC bylaw. Twenty-six representatives voted for and 19 voted against...
...Although a simple majority was previously required to amend the UC’s bylaws, UC President John S. Haddock ’07 ruled that a constitutional amendment that had passed earlier in the evening raised the threshold to two-thirds...