My resignation letter.

all of student government-

I am resigning my position as Treasurer in Games Club. After consulting with a few of my friends and fellow officers of games club, I have decided that it is impossible for me to continue serving this current version of student government.

This email is thereby my personal thoughts on the issues raised, and does not represent the stances of games club, it's officers, et al.

One of my favorite philosophers of all time, Ghandi, once said, “A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.” I stand by my emails to Mr. Perro. I did not use foul language. I did not insult Mr. Perro personally. I assert that I am fully within my rights to complain to the student government about the money which was not alloted to the club I belonged to. I assert that I have this right because I am a citizen of this government. Each semester, I pay money towards student activities. If this is a democracy, I think I should therefore have the ability to:

1) Review the budget for each semester.
2) Have the right to speak freely in order to raise grievances about the amount allocated.
3) Have student government address my issues in fair and timely manner.

Simply put, it's the job of government to serve it's constituents, not the other way around. Throughout this process, student government has taken more of an interest in criticizing me for complaining about this issue, rather than working to solve my issue.

I do not understand why student government does not like me.

I have apologized for the poor timing of my complaints. There is absolutely nothing I could do about this. I did not mean for them to fall around the time allotted for final examinations. However, there is nothing I could possibly do about it. It should not have prevented the answering of a simple question, such as “What did we do wrong to warrant sanctions?”, a question that remains an absolute mystery. Instead of looking in the records as to what we did wrong, student government would rather take that time to tell me to basically stop complaining. I find this to be unacceptable behavior toward myself, a person who this government allegedly serves.

I will not back down or disavow my most basic human rights. I apologize if the exercise of rights offends you. I will never apologize for criticizing government. Particularly over an issue which is so vital such as the denial of funds towards the club I once belonged to.

I hope that, in the future, games club will continue on without me and will not be looked upon negatively from this affair. I wish all my friends the best of luck.