Twenty-four students favored removal, but 17 said the whole controversy was blown out of proportion.
In order to remove Burton from office, two-thirds of the council must vote to expel him.
"Stealing buttons doesn't seem like that big a deal," said Sara M. Granovetter '02, an opinion that was shared by many students yesterday.
"There's actually a possibility that I could care less," said Martin S. Bell '03.
Many students questioned the motives of the council members trying to remove Burton from office.
"What bothers me is that the people who raised these allegations are people who are his opponents," said Bekezela N. Ncube '03.
The petition was sponsored by 10 council members, including Todd E. Plants '01, Frank X. Leonard '01 and Sterling P. A. Darling '01, all three of whom ran against Burton's ticket in the council's presidential election.
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