Point of Order question-who can respond?

[BabbsJohnson]

Have you ever seen a situation where, a Point of Order was called, because of interruption, let’s say, and the person who’s was interrupted said they don’t mind that they were inturrupted?

is anyone but the chair allowed to respond to the point raised? 

[Josh Martin]

22 minutes ago, Nosey said:

Have you ever seen a situation where, a Point of Order was called, because of interruption, let’s say, and the person who’s was interrupted said they don’t mind that they were inturrupted?

No.

22 minutes ago, Nosey said:

is anyone but the chair allowed to respond to the point raised? 

No, unless the chair requests advice, or if the chair submits the Point of Order to the assembly.

“Before rendering his decision, the chair can consult the parliamentarian, if there is one. The chair can also request the advice of experienced members, but no one has the right to express such opinions in the meeting unless requested to do so by the chair.

When the chair is in doubt as to how to rule on an important point, he can submit it to the assembly for decision” (RONR, 11th ed., pg. 254)

It should also be noted that, unless the interruption was for the purpose of asking a question, whether the member consents to the interruption is not relevant to the question of whether the interruption was in order (and even in that case, the proper procedure is to ask the question through the chairman, who then asks if the member consents to the interruption).

Edited March 8, 2019 at 12:24 AM by Josh Martin

[BabbsJohnson]

52 minutes ago, Josh Martin said:

No.

No, unless the chair requests advice, or if the chair submits the Point of Order to the assembly.

“Before rendering his decision, the chair can consult the parliamentarian, if there is one. The chair can also request the advice of experienced members, but no one has the right to express such opinions in the meeting unless requested to do so by the chair.

When the chair is in doubt as to how to rule on an important point, he can submit it to the assembly for decision” (RONR, 11th ed., pg. 254)

It should also be noted that, unless the interruption was for the purpose of asking a question, whether the member consents to the interruption is not relevant to the question of whether the interruption was in order (and even in that case, the proper procedure is to ask the question through the chairman, who then asks if the member consents to the interruption).

Thank you very much.