He then attempted to close debate on the budget. Interestingly, it takes a 2/3 majority to close debate, making the Undergraduate Senate officially as inefficient as the United States Senate.
The motion to close debate fails by a vote of 10-11. And so we continue...
Another effort is now being made to increase funding for WI, taking money from KPU and Founder's Day.
UPDATE: The amendment passes, taking WI's funding up to $21,500. Dalton then attempts to close debate, and fails. Nirvana Habash has now introduced an amendment to take $1,000 from the Class of 2011 and give it to Women's Initiative.
You need a 3/5's majority to close debate in the U.S. Senate.
ReplyDeleteL2P n00b
The motion to close debate requires a 2/3 vote in pretty much any non-governmental organization in this country (which generally use Robert's Rules or a variant). This requirement exists because voting to close debate is essentially voting to take away the rights of individuals to participate in debate.
ReplyDeleteThe difference is that in the AU Senate, filibustering is not permitted. Senators cannot derail debate for the sake of derailing it, and the Speaker can enforce the rules requiring Senators to stay germane to the motion on the floor.
Just tune in C-SPAN and you'll immediately see that the United States Senate is still at least three times as inefficient as the SG Senate.