In future years it will be a conflict of interest for an Undergraduate Student Government Supreme Court justice to run for executive postion in any student organization.

During the USG Senate meeting two nights ago, a resolution was passed to revise the Supreme Court Procedures Act. The revision was necessary due to the recent investigation of the members of the USG Supreme Court -- Corey O'Brien and James O'Rourke. The resolution states, "there is a clear conflict of interest in a Court Justice holding or running for an executive position in a registered student organization."

If the resolution were to go into effect, then O'Brien, supreme court chief justice and presidential candidate, would be excluded from the 1995 USG elections. However, an amendment was made stating the resolution would not affect the 1995 elections.

"It was never my intent that it would go into effect for this year's election," said North Halls senator Bill Rothwell, the resolution's author.

He said the amendment was added to make the resolution absolutely clear, and because O'Brien already started running it would not affect him. Next year and for years to follow, any supreme court justice will have to resign before running for an executive position.

Associate Supreme Court Justice James O'Rourke said being involved with other organizations outside of USG should be permissible.

He added that there are multiple categories of organizations.

"Since USG is a registered student organization and since they are the voice of the undergraduate students, they must represent them and in order to run for an office you must take a stand on the issues in order to represent them -- that is in total conflict with the standard that a justice must hold," O'Rourke said.

Dan Butterworth, Legislative Appropriations Review Committee chairman, said even if the amendment was not added it would not have affected O'Brien.

"The amendment was added to make it very clear and very specific as to the intent of the legislation," Butterworth said.

O'Brien said he felt the resolution was a political maneuver by the senate.

"My real problem was that the amendment was handwritten after the fact," O'Brien said. The chief justice said it is not a conflict of interest to run for USG president because the supreme court deals with registering organizations and judicial review.