But Cohen, responsible for bringing up the problem of committee placement, said he didn't like Letalien and Orr's solution.
Decrying "individual member arguments" as poor guides for council structure, Cohen said he would go about solving the committee dilemma another way.
Former council President Noah Z. Seton '00 agreed with Cohen that members should only be able to serve on one committee.
"This should strike fear in the hearts of all who value democracy on campus," Seton said. "Each person on council gets one vote on committee and one vote on council."
Backers of the amendment said they didn't buy the argument that it was undemocratic.
"These committee votes don't mean anything," said council Treasurer Sterling P. A. Darling '01, drawing applause when he noted that the council has the final say on everything the committees do.
Cohen emphatically disagreed, also eliciting cheers from a council that was unusually alert well into its third hour of debate.
"A bad idea shouldn't get docketed in committee," he said. "You should use your vote in committee."
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