Senate postpones vote on Rumsfeld bill (Stanford Univ - ASSU)

Source: The Stanford Daily

Senate postpones vote on Rumsfeld bill

October 31, 2007
By Mahncy Mehrotra

ASSU senators decided to postpone voting on the issue of Donald Rumsfeld’s appointment as a Hoover Distinguished Fellow until next week after hearing from a representative in opposition to his appointment at their meeting last night.

Laura Wadden ‘09 attended the meeting and presented her views on the Senate’s current draft of the “Resolution to Express Opposition to the Appointment of Donald Rumsfeld as a Hoover Distinguished Fellow.” She informed senators that she represented the 4,000 people who have thus far signed the petition against bringing Rumsfeld to the Hoover Institution and pushed senators to include stronger language and take more action in the bill.

“While she claimed that she represents the views of 4,000 people, I wouldn’t feel comfortable saying that all of them share her exact opinion,” said Senator Sarah Golabek-Goldman ‘10.

“I do think that it is important we have a chance to hear our constituents’ views on this issue,” she added. “I suggest that Stanford students contact their senators and voice their opinions before our vote next week.”

...

Read more: http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2007/10/31/senatePostponesVoteOnRumsfeldBill

---

Update from The Center for Constitutional Rights:

Urgent Appeal Filed Before United Nations Special Rapporteurs Because of French Prosecutor's Failure to Act on Rumsfeld Torture Oct 29, 2007