[848] in UA Senate
RE: Tonight's meeting
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael E Plasmeier)
Tue Oct 19 00:04:02 2010
From: Michael E Plasmeier <theplaz@MIT.EDU>
To: Allan E Miramonti <allanm@mit.edu>,
"ua-senate@mit.edu"
<ua-senate@mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:03:59 -0400
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTikCypi0e6E+DmUxv8uDZEM5rTD0EFGk3L=Y2d7H@mail.gmail.com>
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Thanks. I understand that many of the Senators wished to adjourn for the n=
ight because they have other personal issues to attend to tonight which may=
be more important than changes to Athena/printing. However, as an outsi=
der I would suggest that Senate meetings would be more successful if they d=
iscussed actual issues facing students rather than Robert's Rules of Order.=
I know this is challenging to do to make sure that all students will have=
a voice (see the bill that failed today) - but at the same time Robert's r=
ules is an endurance contest, where students who do not endure do not get a=
view. I also understand that Robert's Rules were written in 1876 by peopl=
e who had all the time in the world.....
(I just shudder about sitting there for another few hours next Monday. I h=
ave a deep, deep respect for the senators who do this every Monday.)
Thank you for your time
-Michael
From: thebigal1@gmail.com [mailto:thebigal1@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Allan M=
iramonti
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 11:54 PM
To: ua-senate@mit.edu
Subject: Tonight's meeting
Hello,
I am writing to let Senate know that I am not okay with the actions taken b=
y Senate tonight with regards to skipping over scheduled business and discu=
ssion. Thankfully, we found a way to backtrack a bit and have you guys do=
your jobs. I would like to remind my fellow senators that you took an oat=
h to do your jobs, and that means attending to the business at hand. I do =
not care that it is past your bedtime, nor do I care about your personal op=
inion on an agenda item. If you are too lazy to represent the student body=
, I recommend you resign immediately.
I don't fault those who make motions that are within everyone's rights to m=
ake, but I do demand that our senators care about their office.
Respectfully,
Allan Miramonti
Random Senator
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nk=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'f=
ont-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks.&n=
bsp; I understand that many of the Senators wished to adjourn for the night=
because they have other personal issues to attend to tonight which may be =
more important than changes to Athena/printing. However, =
as an outsider I would suggest that Senate meetings would be more successfu=
l if they discussed actual issues facing students rather than Robert’=
s Rules of Order. I know this is challenging to do to make sure that =
all students will have a voice (see the bill that failed today) – but=
at the same time Robert’s rules is an endurance contest, where stude=
nts who do not endure do not get a view. I also understand that Rober=
t’s Rules were written in 1876 by people who had all the time in the =
world…..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'fon=
t-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> =
</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-=
family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>(I just shudder about sitting =
there for another few hours next Monday. I have a deep, deep respect =
for the senators who do this every Monday.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=
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rif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'=
>Thank you for your time<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span st=
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o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:11=
.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>-Michael<o:p></o:p><=
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=3DMsoNormal><b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-=
serif"'>From:</span></b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma=
","sans-serif"'> thebigal1@gmail.com [mailto:thebigal1@gmail.com] <b>On Beh=
alf Of </b>Allan Miramonti<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 18, 2010 11:54 P=
M<br><b>To:</b> ua-senate@mit.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> Tonight's meeting<o:p>=
</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNo=
rmal>Hello,<br><br>I am writing to let Senate know that I am not okay with =
the actions taken by Senate tonight with regards to skipping over scheduled=
business and discussion. Thankfully, we found a way to backtra=
ck a bit and have you guys do your jobs. I would like to remind my fe=
llow senators that you took an oath to do your jobs, and that means attendi=
ng to the business at hand. I do not care that it is past your bedtim=
e, nor do I care about your personal opinion on an agenda item. If yo=
u are too lazy to represent the student body, I recommend you resign immedi=
ately. <br><br>I don't fault those who make motions that are within everyon=
e's rights to make, but I do demand that our senators care about their offi=
ce.<br><br>Respectfully,<br>Allan Miramonti<br>Random Senator <o:p></o:p></=
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