The not so clear majority

The Associated Students, Inc. Senate cast a 15 to 2 vote against the not so clear bylaw amendment entitled the "Clear Majority Act."

After weeks of debate, revision and confusion the ASI Senate finally voted at Wednesday's meeting not to pass the amendment that would have redefined what the clear majority of the Senate was. Since the issue was layed to rest the clear majority is still defined as two-thirds of the entire Senate, or 14 solid votes.

Sen. Thuy Tran and Sen. Amanda Thyden both expressed concerns of misrepresentation of the student body if the bylaw amendment was approved.

Other senators did not vote in favor of the amendment because of the confusion which had been surrounding the issue. Sen. Ruben Cordova argued in favor of amending the current bylaw, however believed that this particular amendment was not clear enough to be put into action. Cordova ultimately ended up voting against the approval of the bylaw amendment.

When the discussion came to an end, the two votes in favor of approval were from Sen. Everett Bryan, who wrote the "Clear Majority Act," and ASI Vice President Christopher Chavez.