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Less than six months old, the Honesty Party is spreading leaflets and making speeches to aid Feigenbaum, 26, in his council campaign. With a party membership of 12, the Honesty ticket has focused on anti-militarism, the provision of community health care and childcare, and housing controls.
Faculty Council members have been particularly critical of that recently adopted provision, but have also expressed doubts about the complex procedure under which the undergraduate council would disburse funds, and about the preamble to the constitution, which council members say appears to grant students unduly sweeping powers.
In a meeting Wednesday with the committee charged with implementing the constitution, members of the Faculty Council said they were troubled by several planks in the proposed document, most notably a controversial provision for assured minority seating on the council's administrative committee.
At least one House chairman, however, Evan Powell '82 of Winthrop, said that he had "major philosophical quibbles" with the minority representation clause. Powell added that he thought there was "no way" the constitution would pass in Winthrop House if the minority provision were included.
"Some people felt a majority might vote against the budget because of a specific provision it contained, but then wouldn't have enough votes to change it," Khazei added.