I will be voting no because I understand the concept, but Shittu: there are too many issues with it. If it is more information we need then we should just ask the executives. You can talk to them, ask questions and we have a whole week if we want more information. We do not need to create a committee that is contradictory We are voting on the bill not the veto. I want to give Harper: you some background on this bill. This along with SB-15 came about in July about instituting checks and balances. In CCRC it was left out because we didn't want to risk adding such a controversial aspect to the mundane changes. Jared and I decided to have an alternative to the bill, which was SB-15, the Empowerment Act .This is not perfect, but at least it served its purpose to get the Empowerment Act through. Without this bill the check and balance would not have gotten through. It did not change my opinion. I am upholding the veto. I Olstad: would like to refer to his third point. Inevitability it will give them sway over the Senators. Articles of Confederation failed and the new constitution upheld strong executives. If we don’t have that, this government will get nothing done. Executive Branch is our right arm. It executes our decisions. Clarify, I will be voting no. Novack: I will be voting no because it does not make sense with Harper: what we are trying to do. I do not want anyone to be confused, please ask questions if you have any. If you have any questions, please ask now. Shittu: Reconsideration fails in a 0-23 vote Veto Upheld SB-16-18, A Bill to Reduce Required Senate Service Hours Second Read Move to approve Harper: Hagen: Second I wrote this bill and a lot of why it comes about is I see senators Harper: struggling to make office hours. Still important to be in the office so students can see a face in there, especially when they have questions. This will lighten the load. Take care of some of that extra workloard. I move to make a friendly addition by adding: , and. It is just moving the requirement from three to two office hours. I move to approve without objection. Stoppleworth: Passes unanimously Appoint one Senator as the Volunteer Network Liaison Shittu, Holgard, Novack, Hagen and Nitsch. Nominated: I move to open nominations. Hagen: Second Kniffen:
Shittu: I will be voting no because I understand the concept, but there are too many issues with it. If it is more information we need then we should just ask the executives. You can talk to them, ask questions and we have a whole week if we want more information. We do not need to create a committee that is contradictory Harper: We are voting on the bill not the veto. I want to give you some background on this bill. This along with SB-15 came about in July about instituting checks and balances. In CCRC it was left out because we didn't want to risk adding such a controversial aspect to the mundane changes. Jared and I decided to have an alternative to the bill, which was SB-15, the Empowerment Act .This is not perfect, but at least it served its purpose to get the Empowerment Act through. Without this bill the check and balance would not have gotten through. Olstad: It did not change my opinion. I am upholding the veto. I would like to refer to his third point. Inevitability it will give them sway over the Senators. Articles of Confederation failed and the new constitution upheld strong executives. If we don’t have that, this government will get nothing done. Executive Branch is our right arm. It executes our decisions. Novack: Clarify, I will be voting no. Harper: I will be voting no because it does not make sense with what we are trying to do. I do not want anyone to be confused, please ask questions if you have any. Shittu: If you have any questions, please ask now. Reconsideration fails in a 0-23 vote Veto Upheld SB-16-18, A Bill to Reduce Required Senate Service Hours Second Read Harper: Move to approve Hagen: Second Harper: I wrote this bill and a lot of why it comes about is I see senators struggling to make office hours. Still important to be in the office so students can see a face in there, especially when they have questions. This will lighten the load. Take care of some of that extra workloard. I move to make a friendly addition by adding: , and. It is just moving the requirement from three to two office hours. Stoppleworth: I move to approve without objection. Passes unanimously Appoint one Senator as the Volunteer Network Liaison Nominated: Holgard, Shittu, Novack, Hagen and Nitsch. Hagen: I move to open nominations. Kniffen: Second