Minutes
The minutes of the Yale Political Union provide
members, guests and speakers a chance to understand the
decisions that are made for the Union and a stable record
of oratory for years to come. We try to provide complete
minutes for all of our meetings, and we post new minutes
here throughout the year.
Fall 2008 - Spring 2009 Minutes
Floor Meeting Minutes
09 September 2009 - End America's special relationship with Israel.13 January 2009 - The protester does more good than the politician.
21 January 2009 - Grow your own food.
28 January 2009 - Tear down the white picket fence.
03 February 2009 - Ex-Criminals have a right to a clean slate.
10 February 2009 - Pass the Employee Free Choice Act.
17 February 2009 - The academy must be politically balanced.
25 February 2009 - Americans should embrace their radical history.
03 March 2009 - The state should promote morality.
25 March 2009 - End life tenure for Supreme Court justices.
31 March 2009 - Sue the bastards!
06 April 2009 - Yale should return all Machu Picchu artifacts to Peru immediately.
15 April 2009 - Online communities are real communities.
21 April 2009 - Save capitalism from President Obama.
Executive Board Minutes
02 September 200807 September 2008
14 September 2008
12 December 2008
11 January 2009
18 January 2009
25 January 2009
01 February 2009
08 February 2009
15 February 2009
22 February 2009
01 March 2009
22 March 2009
29 March 2009
05 April 2009
12 April 2009
19 April 2009
Rules Committee Minutes
12 December 200822 April 2009
27 April 2009
Fall 2007 - Spring 2008 Minutes
Floor Meeting Minutes
11 September 2007 - America's election system is a disaster waiting to happen.19 September 2007 - Separate art and state.
24 September 2007 - Journalists have a duty...
02 October 2007 - Legalize prostitution.
09 October 2007 - The US should not give aid to dictatorships.
17 October 2007 - Digital restrictions management should be illegal.
23 October 2007 - Provide city services to undocumented immigrants.
30 October 2007 - America cannot escape its inheritance of racism.
07 November 2007 - `Gay Republican' is not an oxymoron.
15 November 2007 - Preventive war is never justified.
29 November 2007 - The nation should not be tied to ethnicity.
04 December 2007 - Men should be `manly'.
15 January 2008 - Spread democratic liberalism through free trade.
23 January 2008 - Liberalism is the true source of America's greatness.
31 January 2008 - Yale should not regulate student speech.
06 February 2008 - Ethics require campaign finance reform.
21 February 2008 - Keep your hands off my guns.
26 February 2008 - Conform to traditional gender roles.
06 March 2008 - Your poverty is your problem.
27 March 2008 - Yale should teach the meaning of life.
03 April 2008 - We should be at war with radical Islam.
07 April 2008 - The press should not try to be objective.
15 April 2008 - A strong state hurts community.
21 April 2008 - Abortion should not be legal.
Executive Board Minutes
03 September 200707 September 2007
16 September 2007
23 September 2007
30 September 2007
07 October 2007
14 October 2007
21 October 2007
28 October 2007
04 November 2007
11 November 2007
26 November 2007
02 December 2007
16 December 2007
13 January 2008
20 January 2008
27 January 2008
03 February 2008
10 February 2008
17 February 2008
24 February 2008
02 March 2008
06 March 2008
24 March 2008
30 March 2008
06 April 2008
13 April 2008
17 April 2008
06 May 2008
Rules Committee Minutes
29 October 200710 December 2007
16 December 2007
30 March 2008
23 April 2008
28 April 2008
09 May 2008
Fall 2006 - Spring 2007 Minutes
Floor Meeting Minutes
13 September 2006 - The Democrats are not losing because of their ideas.19 September 2006 - That separation of church and state is bad for America.
26 September 2006 - Illegal immigration is essential to the American way.
04 October 2006 - Good and evil are necessary terms in foreign policy.
11 October 2006 - Government should restrict the right to sue.
17 October 2006 - Government Policy should not be colorblind.
24 October 2006 - When in conflict, American jobs should trump free trade.
01 November 2006 - The Democratic candidates for November 7th should withdraw
09 November 2006 - The U.S. Constitution is not a living document...
15 November 2006 - The environment should be protected for its intrinsic value.
28 November 2006 - The United States should negotiate directly with Syria and Iran.
24 January 2007 - Congress should force the president to withdraw from Iraq.
31 January 2007 - Abolish the death penalty.
07 February 2007 - Individualism harms society.
15 February 2007 - Yale should add two new residential colleges.
20 February 2007 - Governments should support the ability of workers to form unions.
27 February 2007 - America is not an empire.
07 March 2007 - Legalize marijuana.
27 March 2007 - Extremism is bad for the political process.
05 April 2007 - Democrats can win anywhere by organizing everywhere.
11 April 2007 - Tax consumption, not income.
Executive Board Minutes
02 September 200610 September 2006
17 September 2006
24 September 2006
01 October 2006
08 October 2006
15 October 2006
22 October 2006
29 October 2006
05 November 2006
12 November 2006
26 November 2006
03 December 2006
15 December 2006
15 January 2007
21 January 2007
28 January 2007
04 February 2007
11 February 2007
18 February 2007
25 February 2007
04 March 2007
26 March 2007
01 April 2007
08 April 2007
05 May 2007
Rules Committee Minutes
10 September 200606 December 2006
11 December 2006
21 January 2007
11 February 2007
01 April 2007
05 May 2007
Fall 2005 - Spring 2006 Minutes
Floor Meeting Minutes
07 September 2005 - Resolved: The Arab-Israeli conflict will only end when one side is defeated.13 September 2005 - Resolved: The Bush administration has been grossly negligent about the global warming problem.
20 September 2005 - Resolved: Corporations have no obligation to the public.
29 September 2005 - No resolution.
03 October 2005 - Ambassador Bolton.
11 October 2005 - Resolved: We should not be fighting the Drug War.
26 October 2005 - Resolved: The state ought not provide welfare.
02 November 2005 - Resolved: The United States should not distance itself from Europe.
09 November 2005 - Resolved: The Patriot Act is necessary for national security.
15 November 2005 - Resolved: The United States must comply with international human rights treaties.
17 January 2006 - Resolved: Abolish private charity.
07 February 2006 - Resolved: New Haven is better then No Haven.
23 February 2006 - Resolved: The best healthcare system will be funded by both the public and private sectors.
01 March 2006 - Resolved: Bring home the troops now.
Executive Board Minutes
27 August 200504 September 2005
11 September 2005
18 September 2005
25 September 2005
02 October 2005
09 October 2005
23 October 2005
30 October 2005
07 November 2005
13 November 2005
28 November 2005
09 January 2006
21 January 2006
29 January 2006
05 February 2006
12 February 2006
26 February 2006
19 March 2006
Rules Committee Minutes
11 October 200516 October 2005
29 November 2005
05 December 2005
09 January 2006
01 February 2006
Fall 2004 - Spring 2005 Minutes
Floor Meeting Minutes
14 September 2004 - Resolved: The popular vote should determine the American presidency.22 September 2004 -
28 September 2004 - Resolved: A government is responsible for the health of its citizens.
04 October 2004 -
13 October 2004 - Resolved: American environmentalism hurts the Third World.
21 October 2004 - Resolved: Massachusetts politics is truly cursed.
25 October 2004 - Resolved: Social Security Should not be privatized.
04 November 2004 - Resolved: America Made a Mistake.
10 November 2004 - Resolve: Entrust government with your money.
18 November 2004 - Resolved Democrats better understand America.
18 January 2005 - President of the ACLU Nadine Strossen
27 January 2005 - Resolved: Allow gays to serve openly in the military.
02 February 2005 - Resolved: Violence is more offensive than sex.
09 February 2005 - HRH Prince Zeid the Jordanian Ambassador to the UN
16 February 2005 - Mr. Dan Weeks, head of the Students for Clean Elections
22 February 2005 -
24 March 2005 - Resolved: Wal-Mart is good for America.
30 March 2005 - Resolved: Women's liberation is essential to the well-being of American families.
06 April 2005 - GSO
12 April 2005 -
14 April 2005 - Resolved: The war in Iraq has made America safer.
Executive Board Minutes
27 August 200405 September 2004
12 September 2004
19 September 2004
26 September 2004
03 October 2004
10 October 2004
17 October 2004
24 October 2004
31 October 2004
07 November 2004
14 November 2004
15 November 2004
29 November 2004
12 December 2004
10 January 2005
16 January 2005
23 January 2005
06 February 2005
13 February 2005
27 February 2005
21 March 2005
27 March 2005
03 April 2005
10 April 2005
17 April 2005
19 April 2005
01 May 2005
Rules Committee Minutes
27 August 200407 November 2004
06 December 2004
26 April 2005