The matter of reform within ASM is nothing new–it is easy to identify previous reform efforts and their many failures–but none are more evident than the failed Constitution last year, which took the current structure of ASM and completely reorganized it. There are many theories as to why the reform effort failed. Perhaps it was because the Vote No coalition was better organized. Perhaps it failed to address the true concerns within the structure. Or perhaps people are just rigid to change.
Regardless, I am not here to justify past endeavors; there was much about the Constitution that was not ideal for the furthering of ASM goals. I am here to justify reform as an ideal, as a necessity for the furthering of the organization. This doesn’t have to be structural. If the current organizational design is sufficient to remedy the problems of ASM, then it is certainly acceptable to consider that a valid reform effort. So too is a goal change or a mindset change. In short, change can manifest itself in countless structures; it is just a matter of identifying it.
Further reform efforts will not be based in a Constitutional change. There are structural deficits within the organization, but this is a normal aspect of almost all organizations. The task at hand is making due with the current system, a task we will endeavor in the coming months. There is little debate: reform is needed, but the matter is how.
push the referendum again, please. We need a legit student government, not highschool student council.