On 12-Mar-99 Dr Eberhard W Lisse wrote:
> William,
>
> it doesn't matter whether you or I think she was germain or not.
>
> In order to conduct deliberations in large groups of people one uses
> rules of order, in the US most commonly the RRoO.
And those rules of order call for the chair to cut someone off who is not being
germaine to the topic at hand. (As a matter of fact I saw an instance of just
this yesterday on CSPAN when I was watching the House debate on an admendment
to the the Education Flexibility Bill, where the Congressman was speaking on
the subject of the main bill, and not the amendment which was currently the
subject of the debate. A point of order was made, and the speaker instructed
the Congressman to remain on topic or be seated).
> One does not cut off microphones if one doesn't like the points being
> made. Can't you see that?
This case has NOTHING to do with not liking the points being made, but with
those points having nothing to do with the topic of the meeting.
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E-Mail: William X. Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 12-Mar-99
Time: 13:30:32
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