We are troubled that procedural due process and fairness have been hijacked by a disgruntled minority that cannot accept defeat. As students of government and advocates for justice, we implore the council to resurrect the right of the student body and reconsider last week's decision to ignore the constitutional provision that allows only the student body to recall an executive officer. The collective and reasoned voice of the people at large should not be silenced by the screams of a few.
Adam Taylor
Reynelle Brown
Clayton A. Bond
Feb. 10, 2000
Adam Taylor is president of the Harvard chapter of the NAACP. Reynelle Brown and Clayton A. Bond are co-chairs of the Black Student Caucus at the Kennedy School of Government.
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