In a perfect world, politics would serve the best interests of those who vote, and those who are voted in.

However, our world is very imperfect, and that imperfection is reflected in our own Student Senate and its political discourse.

Student Senate met for the fourth time this semester for an otherwise productive meeting discussing changes to campus that would better the Wayne State College community.

This meeting was ultimately brought to a screeching halt with talks of impeachment.

A select group of senators brought before the senate a list of grievances in accordance with the Student Senate constitution calling for the impeachment of both President Nolan Janzen and Vice-President Nathan Schreiter.

The senators who presented the grievances were sophomores Lurena Bish and Allie Hakinson. The grievances in question include actions like new senators voting without voting rights, too much tabling of discussion and not enough action taken by the president and vice-president.

The opinions of those senators in question do not apparently reflect the rest of the Senate.

In fact, several senators believe that the proceedings are a waste of effort.

“I feel that the Student Senate should be working on other stuff, instead of impeaching people,” sophomore Student Senator Justin Aaberg said.

“Based on what I saw in facial reactions at the meeting, I don’t think there’s a lot of support for [impeachment],” Aaberg said.

In point of fact, according to the Student Senate constitution, it would only take one senator to call for a hearing to impeach. The first order of business at said hearing would be to vote whether or not to have the hearing in the first place.

That hearing will be Sunday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. and could very well be a case of voting not to have the hearing at the hearing.

The moderator for the hearing will be Senator Matt Mullins, as voted on by the Senate.

Other items of business included approval of new clubs on campus, including Pi Sigma Alpha, a political sciences honors society, and the Green Team, an environmental group.

Another point of discussion was Student Senate’s support of a Good Samaritan policy on Minors in Possession.

Essentially it would be a safe-guard for anyone who feels that a friend of theirs is too drunk and needs emergency service, but doesn’t want to get ticketed for Minor in Possession. Ultimately, the conversation was about whether this could save lives of those who drank too much, or if it promotes underage drinking.

Senator Jamie Policky argued that this kind of policy would condone underage drinking no more than Wildcat Wheels does.

The motion was passed. Student Senate is in support of a Good Samaritan policy.

Now students may feel free to call emergency services for a friend’s alcohol usage without getting a Minor in Possession charge.

Student Senate will hold the hearing for President Janzen and Vice-President Schreiter Oct. 26, and will have their regularly scheduled meeting the following week.