They are not voting to send it to committee.

[sazemisery]

They are voting on the previous question, which means,

The object of moving the Previous Question is to bring the assembly at once to a vote on the immediately pending question and on such other pending questions as may be specified in the demand. It is the proper motion to use for this purpose, whether the object is to adopt or to kill the proposition on which it is ordered, without further debate or motions to amend.

The effect of adopting and thereby ordering the Previous Question is to close debate immediately, to prevent the moving of amendments or any other subsidiary motions except to lay on the table, and to bring the assembly at once to a vote on the immediately pending question, and such other pending questions as were specified in the demand, or motion. If the Previous Question is ordered on more than one question, then its effect extends to those questions and is not exhausted until they are voted on, or otherwise disposed of.

If the Previous Question is voted down, the discussion continues as if this motion had not been made. The effect of the Previous Question does not extend beyond the session in which it was adopted. Should any of the questions upon which it was ordered come before the assembly at a future session, they are divested of the Previous Question and are open to debate and amendment.

The Previous Question takes precedence of all subsidiary motions except to lay on the table, and yields to privileged and incidental motions, and to the motion to lay on the table. It is undebatable, and cannot be amended or have any other subsidiary motion applied to it.

It may be applied to any debatable or amendable motion or motions, and if unqualified it applies only to the immediately pending motion. It may be qualified so as to apply to a series of pending questions, or to a consecutive part of a series beginning with the immediately pending question. It requires a two-thirds vote for its adoption. If lost, the Previous Question may be renewed after sufficient progress in debate to make it a new question.

[truebrit71]

1. huh?

:crazy:

[gateley]

3. I second that huh?. Can you dumb it down for me? Thanks. nt

[Bucky]

12. This is what it means in terms ordinary Americans Use

The guy who does the thing said that the deal wasn't, like, ready-like. So the other guy, the one with the thing, was all like, "du-uh", and so the people who do that deal are all "what-everrr" and all. And so the people who are all about that stuff did that thing where the dealy was all awesome and stuff.

[Window]

7. Damn. I still feel really dumb. LOL!

I am thoroughly confused now.





Peace:thumbsup:

[Nederland]

2. Context

Context is everything.

[Bluzmann57]

4. One more time in non-politician speak please

Most of us out here have no clue what that all means.

[MrCoffee]

5. yields to privileged motions...this vote is OUT OF ORDER

DK can STOP THIS VOTE!!!!

[LSK]

11. he asked for it

I saw him do it.

[babylonsister]

6. We need the discussion! Recorded vote requested. nt

[Richard D]

8. My head is spinning

[Spazito]

9. Hmmm, if I am reading this correctly....

the question before them is whether the motion to send this to committee is in order or not as opposed to the vote being on whether to send this to committee or not.

[shraby]

10. LOL! It's no wonder they don't know what they're doing

anymore. A few applications of reading stuff like that is dangerous to your mental health.