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nadinbrzezinski

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19. Bodies use roberts rules of order

Sun May 31, 2015, 06:06 PM

May 2015

but the US Senate is particularly confusing for the particular nature of it's internal rules that are extremely arcane. Some of these votes do not exist in Roberts.

The House follows it a tad more closely. County boards and city halls do. And the first few times you need a program, you cannot tell the score without a program! This is one reason why people usually do not watch this crap. It should be required civics education.

And kids at times groan when required. When hubby took poli sci in college, one class requirement was to attend and write a report on a meeting of any of the 28, I think city halls in the county. Or the Board of Supers. As press, we attend these things regularly, so he instead explained some of that to the class. Including some of the games. Though I admit, I can stream it.

The best part are the games...

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Surveillance powers set to lapse with no deal in Senate [View all] octoberlib May 2015 OP

Sure it will go dark, and they weren't snooping prior to 9/11 either NightWatcher May 2015 #1

Yeah, I know. Look at all the stuff that went on during the J.Edgar Hoover era. octoberlib May 2015 #2

The AP will have to retract at the pace this is going nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #3

Aargh. Surely McConnell knows how many votes he's got. octoberlib May 2015 #5

66-14 at this point nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #7

This is a vote to limit debate? octoberlib May 2015 #8

Yes, cloture vote nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #9

Good. Let that POS legislation expire. AtomicKitten May 2015 #4

They got cloture nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #6

Well, technically it expires until they get legislation passed and Obama signs it. octoberlib May 2015 #10

Yeah, but if they cloture, they likely have the votes nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #11

There will be NO cloture vote. MohRokTah May 2015 #13

Didn't you say in another thread that cloture passed nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #14

That is basically what a vote to limit debate is. MohRokTah May 2015 #15

They were confused early on nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #16

I can guarantee you, the final vote will not be 76-17 as it currently stands. MohRokTah May 2015 #18

I know, Feinstein voting for it...sure nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #20

The vote to limit debate has passed. MohRokTah May 2015 #12

Thanks for the explanation. This stuff is confusing. octoberlib May 2015 #17

Bodies use roberts rules of order nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #19

Believe it or not, the rules were originally penned by Jefferson. MohRokTah May 2015 #22

They do nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #23

And the games have actually started nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #21

Its going to pass eventually.. DCBob May 2015 #24

Paul is being rather consistent nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #25

Yes, his five minute speech was a barn burner today. grasswire May 2015 #26

So did Wyden, partly nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #27

Paul: "This bill will ultimately pass." DCBob May 2015 #28