Reintroducing the Cabinet Reform Amendment (Final vote)

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Senators have 36 hours to object to Cranberry's amendment.

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I support this amendment. I'm a traditionnalist too.

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Hagrid's amendment has been adopted.

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Is there a reason that cabinet secretaries are "confirmed by the Senate through a majority vote" (4.2) while deputy secretaries require only "with the advice and consent of the Senate" (4.3). Are these phrases supposed to imply different things?

In practice they've been treated the same way, but that's a good point. I think we might as well make it consistent here.

 

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Proposing this amendment.
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The Speaker of the Senate can remove obvious typos or mistakes like that as far as I know (in reference to the minister thing).

It was in the former senate rules when I was VP. Is it still the case? I need to check out.

(I can still suspend the rules, but still )

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Alas, here we are:

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This has been adopted.

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Lief's amendment has been adopted.

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Yankee's  amendment has been adopted.

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Good. I will motion for a final vote, since it seems no one has any further input here and debate has died.

I need to be sure. Have you motioned  for a final vote. Or do you plan in the foreseable future to motion for a final vote?

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Senators have 24 hours to object.

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Reserving the right to object, you missed my second amendment.

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Offering this separately just in case the other one runs into opposition.

I can imagine some fancy the idea of the executive abolishing the justice department.

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Does the senate speaker not have the power to correct minor mistakes in the bill like the one Yankee has pointed out?

Well, I don't find a senate rule talking about that. Maybe Yankee could quote this part?

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Yes, I can suspend the rules. My question was if there was a rule concerning the grammar changes.

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Yankee's amendment has been adopted.

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Well, I don't consider Yanke's song as a willingness to participate to the debates, so, I don't have to start a vote ending the debates.

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A final vote is now open. Please, vote AYE, NAY or Abstain.

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Aye

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This has enough votes to pass. Senators have 24 hours to change their vote.