ASB gets interim attorney general
After an hour and a half Senate debate resulted in Caroline Dye's rejection as the nominee for attorney general Tuesday, recently-inaugurated ASB Presdient Rebecca Bertrand has named Ryan Williams as the interim attorney general.
Williams, who served as former President Gordon Fellows' AG, will oversee the upcoming senior class elections and serve until the conclusion of the spring semester. Bertrand will bring a new nominee before the Senate for confirmation at the beginning of the fall term.
The disappointing thing about the whole situation is how the Senate handled Dye's confirmation hearing. They made an all-out attack on her experience in the ASB, and questioned whether she had the knowledge or ability to do the job more effectively than anyone else (specifically, more effectively than Marc Walker). They decided by a 23-7 vote that she does not. But Bertrand will appoint an extremely qualified person who will do a great job, and in the meantime, the Cabinet will move forward and work for the students (something the Senate has seemed to forget about).
The Senate is a peculiar body. I had the privilege to serve the university for three months this spring as a liberal arts senator before joining Cabinet, and I came to find out the complexities and politics that exist. It is almost "cliquish" in a sense, and it seems that the Senate will not allow anyone any real power in the organization unless they have served time in the Senate. Apparently, you don't understand the ASB unless you are a senator. Even if you serve on the judicial council, you apparently don't have the knowledge it takes to interpret ASB Code. Nothing personal against anybody in Senate, but things are getting out of hand, guys.
Williams, who served as former President Gordon Fellows' AG, will oversee the upcoming senior class elections and serve until the conclusion of the spring semester. Bertrand will bring a new nominee before the Senate for confirmation at the beginning of the fall term.
The disappointing thing about the whole situation is how the Senate handled Dye's confirmation hearing. They made an all-out attack on her experience in the ASB, and questioned whether she had the knowledge or ability to do the job more effectively than anyone else (specifically, more effectively than Marc Walker). They decided by a 23-7 vote that she does not. But Bertrand will appoint an extremely qualified person who will do a great job, and in the meantime, the Cabinet will move forward and work for the students (something the Senate has seemed to forget about).
The Senate is a peculiar body. I had the privilege to serve the university for three months this spring as a liberal arts senator before joining Cabinet, and I came to find out the complexities and politics that exist. It is almost "cliquish" in a sense, and it seems that the Senate will not allow anyone any real power in the organization unless they have served time in the Senate. Apparently, you don't understand the ASB unless you are a senator. Even if you serve on the judicial council, you apparently don't have the knowledge it takes to interpret ASB Code. Nothing personal against anybody in Senate, but things are getting out of hand, guys.
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