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Council Debates Wide-Ranging Constitutional Changes

Also contested was a plan to give the council some of the power to select delegates to conferences--a power which is currently held by SAC.

The council spent little time debating changes to the constitution which clarify ambiguities in the procedures for removing of an officer.

The impeachment of council Vice President John A. Burton '01 was the very issue that sparked the push to revise the constitution in the first place.

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And at last night's meeting, no members spoke against any of the three proposals dealing with expulsion and recall.

The amendments distinguish between two ways of removing an officer--"recall," which requires a vote by the students who elected the official, and "expulsion," which requires a vote of the council.

Driskell said some of the Constitutional Committee's more ambitious proposals--such as expanding the role of the vice president--will come before the council in the next couple of weeks.

"You'll definitely see more from this committee," Driskell said.

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