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

["Ron Sherwood" <sherwood@islands.vi>]

Multi cultural differences... we can live with them.

I never could understand why a motion is "on the table" in England and "on
the floor " in America.  A shortage of tables, perhaps?

Ron

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Holt" <jefftttt@txucom.net>
To: <atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de>
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 5:56 PM
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.
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> 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.
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> Regards T'all,
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> The Tall Tejas Traveler
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