RE: [atlarge-discuss] Motions, Tabling, Call the Question....

["Abel Wisman" <abel@able-towers.com>]

Thankyou for your clarification.

The term "tabled" in dutch means that it is put to the floor, i.e. open
for discussion, hence my mistake, I will use the term "called to
question" from now on.

Kind regards

Abel


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Holt [mailto:jefftttt@txucom.net] 
> Sent: 05 June 2003 22:57
> To: atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de
> Subject: [atlarge-discuss] Motions, Tabling, Call the Question....
> 
> 
> @Large and Panelists;
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> 
> There may need to be some clarification as to terminology in 
> use for panel motions, etc.  "To Table" a Motion means to put 
> it aside for later consideration, effectively postponing it.  
> This is a parliamentary way of evading action or, as with the 
> US Congress at times, killing it all together.  It would 
> appear that some motions in the Panel have been made and 
> mistakenly called "Tabled" when the more correct term might 
> be "Called to Question", which means put forward for immediate vote.
> 
>  
> 
> If someone with a more recent edition of Robert's rules of 
> Order would care to add to my understanding, please feel free 
> to do so.
> 
>  
> 
> Regards T'all,
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>  
> 
> TTTT
> 
> The Tall Tejas Traveler
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