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Parliamentary Procedures |
Shhh... don't tell!
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WHAT...
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WHAT
YOU SAY...
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TALK
AMERICAN!
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NEEDS
SECOND?
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AMENDABLE?
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DISCUSSION?
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#
TO PASS
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Main
motion
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'I
move that...'
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'We
should do this.'
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YES
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YES
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YES
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50%+
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Amendment
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'I
move to ammend the motion by...'
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'I
have an idea to make the motion better.'
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YES
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YES
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YES
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50%+
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Close
debate
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'I
move the question.'
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'Are
we ready to vote yet?'
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YES
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NO
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NO
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2/3
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Unanimously
close debate
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'I
call the queston.'
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'Get
real -- we want to vote!'
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NO
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NO
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NO
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~100%
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Correction
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'Point
of Information...'
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'There's
something we should all know.'
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NO
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NO
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NO
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No
vote
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Complaint
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'I
raise a point of personal privilege'
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'I
can't take it anymore!!!'
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NO
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NO
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NO
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No
vote
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Confusion
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'Point
of clarification...'
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'What
is going on here?'
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NO
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NO
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NO
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No
vote
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Rules
suspension
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'I
move to suspend the rules in order to...'
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'Let's
get wild and crazy!'
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YES
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NO
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NO
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2/3
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Table
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'I
move to table this motion until...'
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'Hold
up, wait a minute, let us put some thought in it.'
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YES
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NO
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NO
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50%+
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