The Undergraduate Student Government has been using its constitutional powers a lot lately, and last night the checks and balances proved how well those powers work.

The USG senate approved the Supreme Court Procedures Act. Revision Resolution last week since then the resolution was vetoed by USG President Mike King. A two-thirds majority vote was needed by the Senate to override the veto, but it failed with a 85-3 vote.

King said he had a problem with the clause in the resolution that stated: "members of the court may not hold or run for executive positions in any registered student organizations."

"(The clause) would infringe upon a justice's right of individual choice and would do so in unnecessary cases," King said.

He proposed that the clause state, ". . . executive positions in executive and governmental organizations or inherently political organizations." He explained that by "executive and governmental organizations," he is referring to organizations such as USG and the Association of Residence Halls Students. "Political organizations" refers to organizations like the College Democrats and Young Americans for Freedom.

"It's unreasonable to ask a justice to do nothing but the supreme court, especially considering state justices are involved in political parties and campaigns," King added.

After King's reason for the veto was stated and the veto was upheld by the senate's vote, the clause was altogether removed from the piece of legislation.

Senate voted unanimously to remove the clause at the end of the meeting. The removal was proposed by East Halls Senator Steve Wakefield.

"We're going to try to work out a compromise with the issue of justices holding an executive position in student organizations -- as of now they can," Wakefield said.

The resolutions were sparked by the investigation of Supreme Court Chief Justice Corey O'Brien, former Associate Justice James O'Rourke and King. O'Brien said he is pleased that the clause was removed from the legislation.

"The resolution that passed senate tonight with the amendment missing will greatly aid the administrative abilities of the court," said O'Brien, one of the two USG presidential candidates.