Senate debates endorsement A particularly contentious ASUCD Senate discussion last week on resolutions opposing Propositions4and8and endorsing Davis‘ Measure W,ended in a philosophical debate about the true mandate of the representative body of student government. Two of the resolutions aimed to express the senate’s opposition to California’sProp4,which would require parental notification of a minor’s abortion,andProp8,which would eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry.The third resolution supported Measure W,a parcel tax to help preserve programs at Davis schools,which passed with a9-2-1vote.