| Show 1 M President Vetoes Revised Constitution 11 I Erika J. J Schuster and Janice anic Blackham Contributing Writers President Cameron Cooper did not sign the revised constitution as passed by the student senate Jan 31 Jill Greenfield executive vice president said it was ironic that Cooper vetoed the revised constitution when he was one of the initial Instigators instigators instigators in in- wanting a broader based constitution student senate began revisions on Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia Day Dec 10 1988 According According According Ac Ac- cording to Cheryl Sn an active member of the Constitution and law By-law Committee only three senators bothered to show up In addition to Carrie Thompson student activities activities activities ac ac- ac- ac vice president Greenfield Greenfield Greenfield Green Green- field and Student Senator Carol were in Atten atten- dance The president president president dent should have been J there said It was very disheartening not to have his input In a letter addressed to the student senate dated Feb 3 from Cooper he states The problem that seemed to be bethe bethe bethe the cause of the failure of the conference day was not a feeling of indifference or apathy it was more of a matter matter mat mat- ter of the timing of when the conference was held I understand understand understand under under- stand that the attendance was limited to about 3 5 individuals individuals individuals in in- because of finals week and a few other situations situations situations situa situa- that made it unfeasible for not only executive officers officers officers of of- but for many senators to attend the conference The current constitution is two years old and just over three pages long The revised constitution has been lengthened to eight pages and said this was done to clarify many passages as well as to broaden others The length was one of Coopers Cooper's biggest concerns the school most most- similar to us has a tion that is is' only two to three pages long and they function fine said The reason the Constitution of A the United Sates has lasted so long is that it is a broad-based broad document It leaves room for personal interpretation This is what the senate has tried to todo todo todo do to The new constitution did not meet with complete agreement in the student senate either Student Senator Steve Heil wanted specific requirements for offices offices offices of of- in the constitution This is not its purpose said The constitution constitution constitution tion is not about what we have to be or do and what skills we need It is merely to set the office You specify in inthe inthe inthe the by According to People who did not participate participate participate par par- in Philadelphia D Day y did not understand this concept concept con con- 1 The e length of the constitution constitution constitution con con- is not Coopers Cooper's only concern concern He is frustrated with 0 apparent divisions in the Student Association in previous and current years When we the school first started the student as association association as- as began in the same format as other colleges with witha a combined senate and executive executive executive ex ex- ex- ex council said Cooper We run now in two branches That is not the way it was intended According to Greenfield not all other colleges have a combined senate and executive executive executive tive council Snow College has a definite division between between between be be- tween the senate and executive executive executive tive council which I feel provides for an even balance in power Cooper Coop r stated that the problems in the past few years with opposition between between between be be- tween the senate and executive executive executive tive council has been an embarrassment to the college and administration tion Cooper Coop t wants a a more unified voice If lithe the response is divided the students dont don't know how w we feel and we as as' i a government are not effective effective t tive representatives Meanwhile the Constitution Constitution Constitution 1 tion and law By Committee felt they hey had created a document document document docu docu- ment that is as close to the original intent of the the- US U.S. Constitution as possible All I 1 senators executives and students students students stu- stu dents were invited to participate participate participate par par- I.- I. in the revision According to You can an ask most students if t j they hey belong to S and j they will say no They dont don't J j t understand when they pay t their student fees fees' that they j t automatically become a j member i c They dont don't know what t the constitution does for 1 them said About 40 percent of th the students honestly dont don't have the time timeto to get involved but its it's their I money and they ought to know what happens with it t L The senate could overturn his veto with a two-thirds two f. f vote ote majority 1 J. 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