https://www.reddit.com/r/uofm/comments/1hl802h/breaking_shut_it_down_president_and_vp_removed/
created by tylerfioritto on 24/12/2024 at 06:54 UTC
270 upvotes, 10 top-level comments (showing 10)
TLDR:
-On 5 counts, 3 for Pres/2 for VP, each found guilty of 1 count
-Constitution automatically fills vacant Pres with Speaker, who is a 3-year CSG vet
-VP and rest of exec* vacant until nominees approved by the assembly, 1/14 at the earliest
Michigan Review Article - CLICK HERE!
Hey guys, big news! The 6-week impeachment trial is over and SHUT IT DOWN Pres/VP have been removed from office.
The Review's intro paragraph reads:
"After being impeached on Tuesday, November 12th[1] at Central Student Government’s (CSG) 18th meeting, the six-week trial of President Alifa Chowdhury and Vice President Elias Atkinson ended with one guilty count each. As of December 23rd, 2024, the verdict is in effect, and current Speaker of the Assembly Mario Thaqi is now President of CSG. The vice presidency will be vacant until a Thaqi-nominated replacement is approved by the Assembly."
1: https://www.csg.umich.edu/post/minutes-for-assembly-meeting-november-12-2024
I recommend reading the full article, as I got quotes from the Impeachment Manager and new President!
As always, feel free to ask as many questions as you want! I'm always happy to answer them! Regardless of if you're a SHUT IT DOWN, KEEP IT RUNNING, eMpower voter---or none of the above---please be respectful! Let's attack issues, not people.
Happy Holidays to all!
Comment by PM_ME_SAD_STUFF_PLZ at 24/12/2024 at 07:30 UTC
106 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Burning that midnight oil, eh? Excellent article, as usual, and a million good karma points for linking all the relevant documents.
Were there any splits on the verdicts by CSJ?
Comment by IAmCletus at 24/12/2024 at 12:10 UTC
46 upvotes, 1 direct replies
What a great early gift!
Comment by realtinafey at 24/12/2024 at 14:06 UTC
67 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I'll let you all in on a little secret....
CSG is a made up organization. It's like Disney World. As soon as you leave uofm, no one cares. And most who attend uofm also don't care.
Comment by Pillsy74 at 25/12/2024 at 04:29 UTC
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Heh, I was on MSA in the 90s.
My clearest memory was announcing my 21st birthday party (date/time/address) on live TV.
I don't miss getting out of a budget meeting at 2 AM...
Comment by _iQlusion at 24/12/2024 at 16:25 UTC
37 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Did Shut It Down make history? I think this is the first time the president and vice president both got removed.
It's looking like the Palestinian protesters have pretty much taking Ls all around. The Regents didn't divest, some protestors are catching criminal charges, some are fucked when trying to get jobs (their antics and antisemitism are publicly documented), student org funding resumes, SAFE (or was it SJP) student org is getting banned, some student workers got fired and some are banned from hiring, GEO membership has declined, DEI is getting nuked, SID lost their election (a very collective rebuke by the student population), and probably some other stuff I'm missing.
I think the protestors actually made things worse for their cause.
Comment by Atari-Liberal at 25/12/2024 at 00:45 UTC
7 upvotes, 1 direct replies
RIPBOZO
Comment by AlbertGorebert at 26/12/2024 at 17:04 UTC
6 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Student protesters once again learn nothing from the past. If they want their movement to be successful maybe dont replicate the reasons that the vietnam/iraq war student protests broadly failed lol
Comment by oldtownkilIer at 24/12/2024 at 16:23 UTC
8 upvotes, 1 direct replies
President and VP of what??
Comment by mgoblue5783 at 24/12/2024 at 15:57 UTC*
16 upvotes, 2 direct replies
In 2004, CSG (then MSA) funded travel and speaking fees for a literal terrorist (Sami Al-Arian). I don’t think its reputation ever recovered and only today has goodness begun to prevail.
Comment by BeefyTheCat at 24/12/2024 at 21:00 UTC
8 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Believe the term is "Fuck around and find out."