Word: constitutionalizing
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Friday's story, by J. Wyatt Emmerich, implied (beginning with its headline, "Republican Club Admits Error in Accusation") that the Club had withdrawn its objections to the Constitution. This is completely inaccurate and is the shoddiest piece of journalism we have ever seen: interviews with two Republican Club officers were...
The Club's objection, that the constitution fails to explicitly provide for funding, and might turn to term bill charges, remains valid.
Furthermore, Emmerich failed to note the fact that the funding problem is only one of seven problems the Club sees in the Constitution. The Republican Club also objects to the special representation provision of the Constitution--both in principle, because it awards extra votes to some students, and as applied...
Included in the policy statement are objections concerned with procedural provisions in the Constitution which would unduly isolate the student assembly from student opinions, and which might make election of assembly officers chaotic.
The proposed student government is an important issue that demands intelligent deliberation by the student body. Inherently necessary to that deliberation is correct information regarding the Constitution and its implications. --Chuck Fraser '78 President, Harvard-Radcliffe Gay Students Association --Kathy Duey '79 President, Harvard Republican Club