Guest susan Posted October 17, 2011 at 02:47 PM Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 at 02:47 PM If a member has a direct personal or pecuniary (monetary) interest in a motion under consideration not common to other members and has no intention of voting, is it appropriate to participate in the discussion or is member advised to abstain from that as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Elsman Posted October 17, 2011 at 02:50 PM Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 at 02:50 PM No rule in RONR obligates such a member to refrain from making remarks in debate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted October 17, 2011 at 03:36 PM Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 at 03:36 PM No rule in RONR obligates such a member to refrain from making remarks in debate.But should a member who has that direct interest take into account the rule that he should abstain from voting when deciding whether to enter into debate on the subject? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted October 17, 2011 at 03:51 PM Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 at 03:51 PM But should a member who has that direct interest take into account the rule that he should abstain from voting when deciding whether to enter into debate on the subject?It shouldn't prevent him from debating or limit his speech in debate. The fact that he has such an interest can itself be reason for him to speak and for the assembly to want to hear from him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Elsman Posted October 17, 2011 at 07:04 PM Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 at 07:04 PM It shouldn't prevent him from debating or limit his speech in debate. The fact that he has such an interest can itself be reason for him to speak and for the assembly to want to hear from him.Absolutely. Indeed, he may possess important knowledge about the topic that would otherwise be unavailable to the assembly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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