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In Own Light

"We have to present this to the
students in its own light," replied
Bill Moses. "What if it is ratified
as an amendment? It then becomes
tacked on to the present constitution
which in its body it
supersedes."

Dave Wicks then moved to call
the question, but was defeated.

Following a short adjournment,
the motion to present the constitution
as an amendment was withdrawn
in favor of a resolution
which said: "In view of the fact
that we have the required number
of signatures and lack an efficient
process for referendum, we present
the new constitution for the Student
Council to the students for
ratification."

A vote was taken, and the resolution
passed without opposition.

As presented by Council, the
constitution may now be ratified
with only two-thirds of those voting
in favor of it.