House Session IV, Fall 2009 Summary

The resolution before the House on Wednesday, October 21, 2009, stating,

Resolved: Ubiquitous Connectivity is Destroying Individualism,

was rejected, by way of floor vote, with five yeas and eight nays cast, a result affirmed by the Speaker of the House.

Proposition Paper Speaker: Mr. Steven Glinert, Esteemed Member
Opposition Paper Speaker: Mr. Daniel Fogarty, Esteemed Member
Members present: Fifteen
Resolution: Rejected
Tally: Eight over five

Signed,
Alex Shoucair, Speaker of the House Presiding
Eshawn Rawlley, President Presiding
Solomon Steen, Secretary Presiding

FutureShock/TextMeBack

The Enosinian Society will commence session Wednesday, October 21st at 8:00PM in the Honors Building 714 21st St. NW to debate,

Resolved: Ubiquitous connectivity is destroying individualism

Proposition Speaker: Steve Glinert, Esteemed Member
Opposition Speaker: Dan Fogarty, Esteemed Member

Technological innovations and the age of the internet have torn down barriers and tightened societies. But in this new digital information era, individuals have sacrificed a high degree of their privacy and have opened up their lives to the world for the sake of constant connectivity. Have Google, Facebook, and Twitter allowed society to come closer together, cross literal and figurative borders, and enhance our personal happiness? Or have these tools simply led to a gradual yet serious erosion of that which we claim to hold dear: our individualism? Join us Wednesday, October 21st at 8PM as the Enosinian Society debates whether ubiquitous connectivity is strengthening personal identity or destroying individualism.

See you there!

The Executive Board

Amendment I

October 6, 2009

Proposed Amendment to the Constitution

In accordance with the procedure delineated in Article V, Section 2 of the Constitution of this Society, I, Eshawn Rawlley, President presiding, offer the following amendment to the Constitution, in which it shall appear as follows, for the consideration and approval of the Executive Board presiding:

Amendment I
Ratified October 7, 2009

The word “three” as it appears in Article IV, Section 1, Clause vii shall be replaced with the word “four.”


Signed,

Eshawn Rawlley
President

Alex Shoucair
Speaker of the House

Samuel Pursch
Treasurer

Solomon Steen
Secretary

House Session III, Fall 2009 Summary

The resolution before the House on Wednesday, October 7, 2009, stating,

Resolved: The United States should only go to war by referendum,

was rejected, by way of floor vote, with five yeas and eight nays cast, a result affirmed by the Speaker of the House.

Proposition Paper Speaker: Mr. Daniel Fogarty, Esteemed Member
Opposition Paper Speaker: Mr. Sean Robinson, Esteemed Member
Members present: Fifteen
Resolution: Rejected
Tally: Eight over five

Signed,
Alex Shoucair, Speaker of the House Presiding
Eshawn Rawlley, President Presiding
Solomon Steen, Secretary Presiding

War By The People

The Enosinian Society will commence session tonight at 8:30PM in the Honors Building 714 21st St. NW to debate,

Resolved: The United States should only go to war by referendum

Proposition Speaker: Dan Fogarty, Visiting Speaker
Opposition Speaker: Sean Robinson, Visiting Speaker

The American Constitution gives Congress the sole right to declare war on another country. However, throughout American history presidents have often led the United States into armed conflict without explicit approval from the legislative branch. In fact, America has only made a formal declaration of war five times, indicating that Congress has often been left out of the process. Should the president make the decision to go to war? Or since Congress has proven an ineffectual check, perhaps the decision should be left to the American people? Join us Wednesday, October 7th as The Enosinian Society debates whether the authority of declaring war should belong to the people, or whether the president should have the authority, as commander-in-chief, to send America to war.

Eshawn Rawlley
President