🏳️🌈 🇪🇺 🇵🇱 🇬🇧 He/him. Armchair parliamentarian. I type at 140 wpm. RTs are endorsements.
Nov 7, 2024 • 17 tweets • 5 min read
After further reflection – a 🧵 on the UC irregularities of 5 November 2024
As I have tweeted elsewhere, the bill will be taken up under suspension of the rules next week. It’s still interesting to look at this from a theoretical perspective, though.
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(NB: I cut out a ~three-minute pause in the middle of the clip above – pretty much just the Parliamentarian flicking through what I assume to be the Manual.)
Feb 27, 2024 • 19 tweets • 6 min read
Not being a lawyer, I will focus on those aspects of this opinion that deal with parliamentary procedure.
2. To claim that the proper denominator is 435, even if there are vacancies, is simply wrong. This is not a discharge petition. There were 431 members at the time, so a quorum was 216.
Feb 14, 2024 • 16 tweets • 5 min read
The previous question "is an ingenious method [...] but its technical name does little to elucidate its operation", so here's a 🧵 to consolidate everything there is to know about defeating the PQ.
TL;DR: This is the best method by which a majority can bring up the supplemental.
1. In the modern House of Representatives, the previous question is the motion used to bring the House to a vote on something without further debate and amendment.
