SR 148, The Impeachment of Senator Patrick Cleary
Referred to the Government Operations Committee by the Student Senate President
The Government Operations Committee issued a status report, GO-51
The Government Operations Committee issued a status report by counted vote, 2-3, GO-55
The Government Operations Committee reported the bill to Senate by counted vote, 2-1, GO-56
Defeated by roll call vote (Failed: 25-14-8; 11 absent (two-thirds present and voting required))
Online Text
(as of 3-30-2005, as initially introduced)
SENATE RESOLUTION 148
A RESOLUTION TO BE ENTITLED
An act Impeach Senator Patrick Cleary on The Charges of Abuse of Power and Fraudulent Misrepresentation on Official Documents
Short Title: The Impeachment of Senator Patrick
Cleary (Senate)
Sponsored
by: Senators Chichwak, Birdsell, Hutcherson, Sevits
and J. Thornton
Second Reading: March 30, 2005 Version Date: March 4,
2005
Referred
to:
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WHEREAS, Patrick Cleary, a student of North Carolina
State University, was duly re-elected to serve as Student Senator in the 84th
Session of the North Carolina State University Student Senate; now, therefore
be it
RESOLVED, that
the North Carolina State University Student Senate hereby impeaches Senator
Patrick Cleary on the charges of:
(a) Abuse of Power, as defined and authorized
by section 24 of Chapter 2, Article 2, of the Student Body Statutes; given the
specifications:
1. Senator Cleary improperly obtained at
least thirty (30) vouchers to the 2004 Ohio State Football game;
2. Senator Cleary improperly obtained at
least fifty (50) vouchers to the 2004 Miami Football game;
(b) Fraudulent Misrepresentation on Official
Documents, as defined and authorized by section 26 of Chapter 2, Article 2, of
the Student Body Statutes; given the specification:
1. Senator Cleary filed an official letter
with the Subcommittee on Ethics containing false statements gathered to support
a manufactured version of the events related to his possession of large
quantities of ticket vouchers.