Divestment Bill Debate Ends, Veto Will Stand

[oberliner]

The controversial divestment bill cannot be voted on again.

The ASUC Senate upheld the veto of a bill targeting companies involved in alleged Israeli war crimes at its meeting on Wednesday night, ending a six-week-long debate that attracted international attention.

In order to override President Will Smelko's March 24 veto of the bill, supporters of the bill needed a two-thirds majority vote of all elected senators, but the 13-5-1 vote tallied at the meeting fell short. Student Action Senator Anish Gala was not present for the vote.

Student Action Senator Minji Kim said she abstained because she believed the bill's effect reaches wider than its intention of divestment from General Electric and United Technologies.

http://www.dailycal.org/article/109329/divestment_bill_debate_ends_veto_will_stand

[IndianaGreen]

1. Will Smelko is a racist for enabling Israeli apartheid

It is just that simple!