Guest Dan Honemann Posted March 30, 2010 at 09:40 PM Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 at 09:40 PM Section 43 of RONR, 10th ed. (especially pages 379-382)." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kim Goldsworthy Posted March 31, 2010 at 01:59 AM Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 at 01:59 AM doug, >>Can anyone point me in the right direction as to what is allowed/disallowed for a member to say during debate?<< --- The Table of Contents has a clearly labeled "Rules governing debate" in section 43. It's eve" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest E A Lemoine Posted March 31, 2010 at 02:18 AM Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 at 02:18 AM >>In the past whenever a member has spoken in debate, it has been generally ruled out of order if the statement contained "I feel" or "In my opinion" or any other statement not regarded as fact.<< Wow. Impressive." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rob Elsman Posted March 31, 2010 at 02:20 AM Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 at 02:20 AM "I feel" and "In my opinion" do not breach the rules of decorum in debate. See RONR (10th ed.), p. 380, ll. 34, 35." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Trina Posted March 31, 2010 at 12:29 PM Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 at 12:29 PM > The acronym is "RTFM." The letters stand for "Read The Manual." :-) < The smiley face makes it all OK, of course. Doug's question doesn't seem all that unreasonable, as questions on this forum go." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chris H Posted March 31, 2010 at 12:38 PM Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 at 12:38 PM "Perhaps Congress should adopt this rule." I would LOVE to see someone in Congress propose that rule!! The Congresscritter would be a bigger pariah than McCarthy was after his censure." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Doug Posted March 31, 2010 at 08:34 PM Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 at 08:34 PM I may have deserved that, I've certainly given out many RTFMs, never received one. I had previously read over that section, however I only purchased my copy of RONR a few days ago and haven't had the chance to go through everything. I know how I interpret" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle Posted March 31, 2010 at 09:05 PM Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 at 09:05 PM >>I may have deserved that, I've certainly given out many RTFMs, never received one.<< Nevertheless, it was inappropriate on this forum. But the doughnut hole will soon be closed so such breaches of decorum should be reduced." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Trina Posted April 1, 2010 at 10:32 AM Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 at 10:32 AM > I only purchased my copy of RONR a few days ago and haven't had the chance to go through everything. < LOL. Feel free to keep asking questions here -- the forum is really a great place to learn... as long as you don't take offense easily " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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