BabbsJohnson Posted February 28, 2019 at 09:51 PM Report Share Posted February 28, 2019 at 09:51 PM (edited) All good on info. Edited March 1, 2019 at 05:04 PM by Nosey Necessary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted February 28, 2019 at 11:21 PM Report Share Posted February 28, 2019 at 11:21 PM I would think that talking about someone in a bad way would not be appropriate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted February 28, 2019 at 11:27 PM Report Share Posted February 28, 2019 at 11:27 PM (edited) 1 hour ago, Nosey said: Is questioning someone’s motives the same as somebody implying, accusing (vaguely or plainly) or trying to state what someone else’s motives must be? I don’t know that I would say they are the same, but it seems clear that any of these is not in order. ”Debate must be confined to the merits of the pending question. Speakers must address their remarks to the chair, maintain a courteous tone, and—especially in reference to any divergence of opinion—should avoid injecting a personal note into debate. To this end, they must never attack or make any allusion to the motives of members.” (RONR, 11th ed., pg. 43) ”When a question is pending, a member can condemn the nature or likely consequences of the proposed measure in strong terms, but he must avoid personalities, and under no circumstances can he attack or question the motives of another member. The measure, not the member, is the subject of debate.” (RONR, 11th ed., pg. 392) “If the offense is more serious than in the case above—as when a member repeatedly questions the motives of other members whom he mentions by name, or persists in speaking on completely irrelevant matters in debate—the chair normally should first warn the member; but with or without such a warning, the chair or any other member can ‘call the member to order.’” (RONR, 11th ed., pgs. 645-646) Edited February 28, 2019 at 11:28 PM by Josh Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabbsJohnson Posted March 1, 2019 at 12:02 AM Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 at 12:02 AM The chair is who is doing it-which is it’s own challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabbsJohnson Posted March 1, 2019 at 12:03 AM Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 at 12:03 AM Thank you for the responses, very helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted March 1, 2019 at 05:55 AM Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 at 05:55 AM (edited) 8 hours ago, Nosey said: Is questioning someone’s motives the same as somebody implying, accusing (vaguely or plainly) or trying to state what someone else’s motives must be? Yes. "Questioning" is a slightly more polite way of saying that you know someone's motions. But not polite enough to be acceptable. Edited March 1, 2019 at 05:57 AM by Gary Novosielski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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