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| What is the purpose of suspending the rules? |
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| The purpose of suspending the rules is to permit the chapter to do something that cannot be done without violating its standing rules. |
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| What vote is required to suspend the rules? |
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| A majority vote is required to suspend the rules. |
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| Is the motion to suspend debatable? Amendable? |
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| The motion to suspend is undebatable and unamendable. |
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| May a rule be suspended by general consent? Explain. |
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Definition
| General consent may be used to suspend a rule; this may be done by the chair stating, “Shall we suspend, by general consent, the standing rule of this chapter that …?” |
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