Fighting For Justice
ASUCD: Not a Government?
So I went to the ASUCD Internal Affairs Commission meeting yesterday, to counteract the arguments made last week about how ASUCD does not need a Court.
It is unclear whether the discussion last week was pre-planned, or just kind of happened. IAC commissioners first said "we were just kind of getting ideas out there to see how we felt about it and then we were going to talk to you if we wanted to do something," implying a planned discussion, but later other commissioners said it just randomly came up and bristled at the implication that they couldn't randomly bring up whatever they want. The minutes are unclear, since they indicate a jump from talking about something completely different to an in depth discussion about why we don't need a court with no transition at all.
Commissioners insisted at length there was no room for a Court in a "business model," I tried to point out that it says in the first article of the ASUCD Constitution, and in the ASUCD Administrative plan, that ASUCD is explicitly not a business, but the commissioners didn't seem to be very open to seeing ASUCD as anything but a business... and businesses don't have Courts.
I was also asked "how non-elected officials can serve this purpose." Honestly I wasn't at all prepared for such a complete lack of understanding of the American government system. Next week we are going to be prepared with choice quotes from the Federalist Papers.
There were also some choice quotes in last week's minutes, such as "I have no respect for their legal opinions" (coming from " The Goodly Kai" himself I think). I'm going to try to get my hands on a copy of those minutes for more in depth review here.
Next week its Round III at IAC, 5pm Monday in the MU Garrison Rm. Should make for an interesting debate about the very nature of ASUCD.
UCDMUNC 2006
This weekend we hosted the UCD MUN Conference. I chaired Special Political & Decolonization Committee (SPD), discussing Chechnya & the Spratley Islands. I forgot my camera the first day, so I only got pictures of the clean-up afterwords.
Picture of the Day
Davis City Council candidate Rob Roy speaks during the ASUCD candidates forum. ASUCD president Darnell Holloway looks attentive while actually listening to his Ipod.
I recently pulled some 99 pictures off my camera (all from the last week!), so there's a bunch on flickr already and will be more going up in the coming days as I get a chance to get around to them.
Previously on Emosnail - (Spotlight on Two Years Ago)
2004-04-30: Pixies Show - Pixies show is awesome of course. And the Freeborn staff thinks I'm an awesome worker.
2004-05-04: Four Day Weekend - I discover Wikipedia, and now things will never be the same.
2004-05-05: Eleven Hours on Campus - Psh these days 12 is nothing. Also, entry contains an amusing random fact, in my opinion.
2004-05-06: Cinqo de Mayo - Still amazed by the arcane history contained in Wikipedia, I recount how in 946ad the King of England was killed trying to break up a party.
2004-05-07: ASUCD Renounces Sex, Approves Up to Third Base - And preachers with signs hit campus again.
2004-05-10: Six Month Anniversary - For Kristy & I, we go to Thai Bistro for the first time.
2004-05-11: Library Fascists - The library will respond with immediate merciless overwhelming force against those insolent enough to try to enter with a cup of tea...
2004-05-12: 6am Adventures - Several of us meet up at the MU Flagpole to go chalking for upcoming The Shins show (ticket sales were lagging for some reason), but Devin Whitney (then an Entertainment Council officer, later he'd be ASUCD Comptroller and cut $30,000 from the EC budget), who was supposed to lead us, never showed up so we became demoralized and went back to bed.
2004-05-14: My 22nd Birthday - Or more importantly, the 1 year anniversary of turning 21! Also I try to embarress Lamar Heystek by paging him over the intercom at safeway but he pwns me by announcing over the intercom that it is my birthday to the whole store. obisan69 gets me a paid account for my birthday, (and I've been unable to bear parting with paid status ever since).
2004-05-15: Birthday Report - Celebrated birthday by going to Thai Bistro with Kristy, Little Christie, Courtney Caruso, then-roommates Adrian & Jill, & future roommate Ben.
Two Years Ago Last Wednesday: Customer Service Polling - Armed with newfound ability to pollorize, an extensive poll regarding the quality of this livejournal is launched.
Two Years Ago Last Thursday: Roommate Bonding Night - RECENTLY DECLASSIFIED: Possibly the single most awesome night of college (!). I was doing me best to be studious, until flatmate Jill declared she'd take a shot. Since she NEVER drinks, this required my full attention, and I promised to match her shot for shot. In the name of science I took copious notes regarding her drinking experience. In addition to Adrian and I, Kristy was there as well as Azver. Eventually Azver & Jill suddenly disappeared into her room. The next day they both looked like they'd been attacked by octopuses.
Two Years Ago Last Friday: The Shins Show - "Possible the Best Week Ever" continues with a show by The Shins & The Decembrists. I get to hang out backstage since its an Entertainment Council show; and though I didn't meet the band, in between songs the lead singer randomly is like "have you guys seen the guy with the green mohawk?" !!
Two Years Ago Last Saturday: Aaron Visits - My best friend Aaron, whom I hadn't seen in two years, visits. But then the Best Week Ever takes a turn for the worse and I get sick.
Two Years Ago Next Friday UCDMUNC 2004 - Actually the conf would be ending today, but I didn't get around to making an entry for a bit. Rereading that entry definitely reiterates how sub-par my committee was this time. In 2004 we had debates about the meaning of "emo," & elected Trogdor as our mascot. This year after the first two responses on "what did you do for Saturday night activities" I had to give the committee a firm gavelling and resume official business because they were fundamentally unable to maintain decorum under anything less than the strictest adherence to procedure.