For instance, he said, the ticket of John Osborn and Mark Donahey presented a proposal to the Senate a few weeks ago and at the same meeting also announced they were running for office. They were talking about campaign issues. They were not soliciting votes. Other senators disagreed, saying the appearance was a violation. To me that's cut and dry they made a violation of the bylaws.
Rules make sure that people play fair.
They are in violation. By overruling what the Judicial Council said, we are taking our trust away from them. Perhaps the most controversial issue was a motion passed at the beginning of the meeting. Most of the debate occurred under the notion that this bylaw having been passed earlier at the meeting granted the Senate the ability to hand down a different punishment to O'Donoghue and Norton from the original two-day suspension. Two hours into the meeting, student body vice president Michael Palumbo was informed that the new bylaw was not in effect because it needed Student Activities approval.