Point of Order
July 11, 1969
Subamendment; beyond scope of amendmentLe 11 juillet 1969
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The amendment is restricted exclusively to a reconsideration of Standing Order 75C and is thus very limited. The proposed subamendment goes beyond this by seeking "to do many things, one of them being to correct proposed Standing Order 75B... The role of the Chair essentially is to see that discussion be relevant to the matter before the House and that amendments be essentially relevant to the questions before the House." The subamendment might be considered by the House only as an amendment to the main motion.
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Holding
"A subamendment is out of order if it goes beyond the scope of the amendment it seeks to modify."
AI Summary
A 1969 ruling found a subamendment inadmissible because it went beyond the scope of the original amendment, violating the rule of relevance.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Sustained
- Tone
- Educational
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