Sunday, March 1, 2009

First Reading: Call the Question

Doesn t this little bit of bureaucratic process sound like a fun thing to debate? Lets DO THIS!

Dean proposes amendment: wants to have the opportunity for 3 people to speak for and against before the question can be called.

Federico mysteriously explaining DEAN's amendment, but whatever, at least we all understand now.

vote on amendment: passes.

Back to the main motion. 

Jonathan: thinks you can see the interest in the debate from counting the damn placards in the air. 

(blogger's note: have just been invited to an exculsive BOA after-party. how titillating! I have penetrated the inner sanctum! which, clearly, is what she said.)

holy crap! Fancie can speak French!!! and for once, he makes a good point: 10 people, Antonio, RLY?!?

(ps DEAN, wouldn t this be a sort of MICROMANAGEMENT?!?)

(pps apparently Kyle Ryc is practicing knot-tying - he even brought a handbook!!)

.... blogger is too bored. the outcome is all that matters. let s just wait it out ....

Cheevers calls the question, and Antonio's amendment is defeated.

so, the motion? passes! DONE!

1 comment:

michèle said...

I felt this during the veterans debate and I expressed it during this debate as well.

It makes me SICK that people keep using the excuse that it would make the meeting longer to do this or that. We are here for a reason. We (well they because I am a proxy, but did run) ran because we want to be here. We are here to discuss. Stop making excuses to not discuss, and let us discuss goshdarnit!

It is really quite sad that there are some people at the table who don't want to be here and I am here EVERY month because I want to be at the table. They know who they are and I even looked a couple of them in the eye when I made my comment.