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"Thank you to all colleges, the ACS, Door-safe, Businesses within the City, most of Senate and senior University Staff for being such a pleasure to work with. I'm unclear about what procedure is in place to appeal this; however I intend to actively investigate this with the help of other key people. It seems ridiculous that mob rule has prevailed in what is supposed to be an all accommodating democratic system. To those on my committee that have voted me off I'm disgusted.
Not even mentioning the personal impact from this on me, you have brought two charity events, an all college initiative HEADED by James College, the James presence in the RKC, a high profile celebrity visit for freshers and strong relations with key figures between the Uni and City and James College to a halt from my dismissal.
I went beyond the role of looking after our interests in the Uni which can be verified by ANY of the other Chairs, I even fulfilled my election promises (look at previous years), all you had to do was competently fulfil your roles.
To certain members on my JCRC, I held my tongue and tried to be accommodating: you failed to take responsibility and pro-actively engage in your roles, good luck repairing the damage you have just done. To others in James, don't lose faith in our college, we're still one of the best.
I'll continue wrapping up the various projects I have started, I don't see why just because of underhanded stupidity the college can't still benefit from them. See you around!"
comment deleted by the author I must admit I find this all rather funny...
You are simply not one of the best colleges on campus. You don't even have a bar and have perhaps the worst college 'unity' of them all.
Mob rule cannot possible have prevailed- mob rule is when democracy gets out of hand, the rule of a mob. It's nearer an oligarchy if we are going for Plato's politics. If you want a historical similarity to your situation you could call yourself a Trotsky to Caunce's Stalin. But I personally would steer away from that...
Haha #4 - I think to start likening YUSU politics to Russian communism is taking it a little too far!
"...is taking it a little too far!"
Applies to a lot of things under the banner of 'Student Politics' in my opinion..
No confidencing is unpleasant for those concerned, but unfortunately for Chet there is no system in place to appeal. Like it or not if you lose the confidence of a significant number of the members of an organisation that you represent; you have to go. Chair isn't a paid position, or a position that anyone has a right to hold, it is an elected position that depends on the confidence of those who elected you to it. I'm not even in James College and I've been hearing about people being dissatisfied for rather a long time. Justified or not, it seems the JCRC wasn't happy with its chair, and as a result it's right that he should step down.
I'm rather shocked by this, the dismissal of a college chair is something I've not heard of in the 4 years I've been here.
The fact that there is no right of appeal in James' constitution is farcical.
For example Halifax's rules suspend the officer for a week, and require a second vote of no-confidence to remove the officer. James' system seems to allow the possibility of a minority of JCRC members to organise a coup.
Whilst I appreiciate that there needs to be mechanism in place to remove incomptetant members of a JCRC, it seems to me that a general meeting of the college should be required to remove a major officer. Surely if the case is sufficiently compelling to remove the chair, then the students of the college would agree with the arguments put forward.
Not being from James, I cannot comment on how well Chet has performed as chair. However I'd make the point that sometimes the job of chair is not to be Mister Popular with their committee, but to knock heads together in order to move forward. To allow agrieved memebers of the JCRC to hold total sway over a chairs future can only serve to undermine their position.
I think that to knock heads together in the committee to get things done, it's kinda necessary that you turn up to meetings.
comment deleted by the author There is no damage to be repaired, before this the college had no chair as the chair was having little to no involvement anyway. From what I can see it was as if he wasn't there anyway. It is only now this is happening as he seems to be getting in the way of things a little and causing friction with the provost. I don't know about him, but if I was in his situation, I certainly wouldn't want my position back just to make a point. If your committee can't have successful working relationships with you then you may as well not be there anyway...
Spot on #11. He wasn't president of the college, he was the CHAIR of a COMMITTEE. If the vast majority of that committee strongly feel that he is no longer suitable for that position, then the only sensible thing to do is to have him removed. Regardless of whether or not he's a 'great guy'.
comment deleted by the author This is a wonderfully amusing way to finish the year.
Thank you for the JCRC for getting rid of a complete joker. Thank you for the joker for not taking himself to seriously - oh wait...
It does sound like the members of the JCR have undertaken a coup to remove what appears to be a succesful member of the committee, by using a loophole in their constitution. I think the first thing to do would be to amend the constitution to have a more rigourous procedure for such instances of no confidence.
Also the only reason which has been touted about is "leadership issues" sounds like there is more to it. Is it possible to get hold of the minutes for said meeting?
#15 how could you possibly class him as a successful member of the committee?
As for leadership issues - to be a leader you'd actually have to be present at all the events and meetings - which Chet was not.
(Anonymous because I am genuinely intimidated by Chet and his Cronies...)
The fact of the matter is if he was "a successful member of the committee" he would not have been no confidenced.
Clearly the position didn't even mean much to Chet has he stormed off and didn't even wait to hear the result of the vote...
Initmidated by Chet? Grow uo your not six in the playground!
Chet your statement reflects the mature, wonderful chair you were & shall be sorely missed. Im a member of James & think you are better then these stupid idiots who voted against you.
No, I'm not six in the playground, but Chet is 6'4 and in the mood for revenge.
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