Word: davises
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Davis then motioned "to suspend the rules." When the motion to suspend the rules was approved, he gave his speech in defense of his proposal.
Perhaps the most surprising of Davis' supporters was Seton himself.
But after Davis' speech proposing to draft the legislation as a campus-wide referendum, Seton switched camps and voted against his own legislation.
"[Davis] convinced me," Seton explained.
Davis then found that, having proposed his motion, council regulations forbid open debate on the matter. The motion--according to rules established in the council's constitution--would have to be voted up or down without discussion.