Memorizing SDC's

Order of Precedence (FARRC LPLP CAPM)

Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn

Adjourn

Recess
Raise a Question of Privilege

Call for the Orders of the Day

Lay on the Table

Previous Question

Limit or Extend the Limits of Debate

Postpone Definitely

Commit or Refer

Amend

Postpone Indefinitely

Main

Privileged Motions:

  • none of them can be reconsidered (except Fix Time)

  • none of them are debatable.

  • the bottom 2 can interrupt (because they are inquiries)

  • the questions don’t need to be seconded bc they are questions

  • fix time and recess are amendable as to the time

Subsidiary:

  • the ones that take away rights (debate/speak) require 2/3

  • none of them can interrupt

  • all of them can be reconsidered, one way or another (amend, positive only; lay on the table, negative only

  • the big three aren’t debatable

  • amend can only be amended if the motion it is applied to is amendable

Main:

  • it’s a basic one

Bring Back Motions:

  • RescindAmend Something Previously Adopted//Discharge have the same rules (2nd, debate, amend, special vote, cannot interrupt, can be reconsidered in the negative)

    • Special Votes: 2/3, majority with notice, majority of entire membership

  • Take from the Table/Recon have the same rules (2nd, can interrupt)

    • Reconsider is amendable if the motion it is applied to is amendable

Incidental:

  • Appeal is the outlier

  • The rest cannot be reconsidered or debated (except, object to consider, which can only be reconsidered in the negative)

  • The loud statement or inquiries (Division!, Point of Order!, Inquiry!) don’t need a 2nd, can’t be debated/amended

  • Suspend the Rule (of Order) and (Standing) are identical except…

    • Rules of order need MORE (2/3 vote)

      • Standing rules need LESS (maj.)

  • Seriatim and Division of the Question are the only 2 that can be amended

  • they got some weird votes

    • the ones without special cases (suspend the rules, shout outs/inquiries) all need a majority vote

      • Objection to the Consideration is weird… so it needs a 2/3 in the negative

BOMBACLAT THATS ALL