Ashley Miller commented that many monuments at UW already commemorate rich white men.
Karl Smith amended the first ‘whereas’ clause to strike the section “he was credited with destroying 26 enemy aircraft, tying the record for most aircraft destroyed by a pilot in American Uniform for which he was” and leaving the reference to the Navy Cross. Seconded. Objection.
He said the resolution should commend Colonel Boyington’s service, not his killing of others. Andrew Everett said a destroyed aircraft was not necessarily indicative that a pilot had died. He said the statistic on aircraft downed explained Colonel Boyington’s achievements and why his performance was noteworthy.
Deidre Lockman said she was in favor of the resolution and approved of Karl Smith’s amendment.
Sam Al-Khoury moved to close debate on the amendment. Seconded. Passed without objection. The amendment passed.
Erin Shields asked what the process is for erecting a memorial on campus.
Andrew Everett said it was a process he would push through personally.
He said it would go to the university administration, then to the Capital Projects Committee for placement consideration, and back to the administration for a final discussion on the monument. Niki Iglesias moved to close debate. Seconded. Objection. The motion failed.
Shawn Fisher moved to amend the second ‘that’ clause and strike the deadline of 11 January 2008.
He said he was against the resolution, but that if it did pass, he wanted the statue to be of a high quality and said the project shouldn’t be rushed.
Mikhail Smirnoff noted the resolution didn’t require the statue to be finished, but merely have the process started by that time. Melissa Aar said she was against the amendment because of the significance of the date.
Shawn Fisher moved to close debate. Seconded. Passed without objection.
Debate was closed. The amendment failed.
A Senator said he feared Senate was rubber stamping a project that it didn’t know enough about. He noted that Senate didn’t have any specification for the statue’s appearance or details on its placement.
Jon Lee said he didn’t want to see a campus inundated with memorials.
He said he feared this would open the invitation to multiple other memorials.
Andrew Everett said he envisioned a monument similar to the Lincoln Brigade outside of the HUB. He said he respected the history of the UW institution and the people it has produced and that the UW owes it to students to honors those from the past.
Deidre Lockman moved to strike the quote from President Roosevelt. Seconded. Objection.
She said the resolution focused more heavily on the negative aspects of war and should instead focus on more positive aspects such as the awarding of the Medal of Honor.
Travis Grandy moved to amend the amendment to restore “whose citation was signed by pres. Franklin D Roosevelt in March 1944”. Seconded. Passed without objection.
Shawn Fisher said he thought the quote was unnecessary and reflected badly on the resolution.
Alex Kerchner said the issue was clear cut and that it didn’t make any sense to commend Colonel Boyington for his Medal of Honor, and yet remove the reason it was awarded.
Mikhail Smirnoff said it was important to note what the Colonel actually achieved. He said it didn’t make sense to not acknowledge why he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
Jon Evans moved to close debate on the amendment. Seconded. Objection. The motion passed. Debate was closed on the amendment. The amendment failed.
I really wish I knew what to say about these lefty idiots, but words fail me.
yeah. Like he spent his youth in student senate meetings to earn the CMoH!
Someone tell this moronic strumpet that without Col Boyington and others like him it's possible that the very place she sits could now be a wasteland caused by the Japanese fighting the Germans over the territory.