RESOLUTION      84-5

AMENDMENT TO GUIDELINES FOR LEGISLATION

WHEREAS the delegates of the Lutheran Student Movement-USA are entitled to prepare themselves for debate on proposed legislation, and

WHEREAS much controversy usually surrounds the facts and figures of many social issues, knowing the sources of quoted information is vital to examining these issues intelligently, and

WHEREAS the documentation of proposed legislation would further establish the seriousness of the authors’ proposals and the validity of their arguments, and

WHEREAS authors did document their proposed legislation until 1979¹,

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Article IV of the Constitution of the Lutheran Student Movement-USA be amended to state:  “Authors shall properly footnote all fact in the legislation they propose to the Lutheran Student-USA.”

Authors:  Robert Cornell, Roger Steiner

Sponsor:  Mid-Atlantic Region, Lutheran Student Movement-USA

1. LSM-USA Legislation, 1979 and previous.

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SUMMARY:  This amendment will require authors to document proposed legislation to LSM-USA.