So,The election is over! NO MORE POLITICS ON THE BOARD! YAY!

[Tammer in Philly]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_(pa ... procedure)

Well there you go, from your link - A motion, in parliamentary procedure, is a formal proposal by a member of a deliberative assembly that the assembly take certain action.

Like I said earlier, others are morons in this thread, not I.

I motion that we are now finished with this foolishness.

From the same link, the person making the motion is the mover, and he says "I move that ..."

-tammer

[L_N_Love]

Well no one has said it so... BMWs wouldn't last five minutes in combat.

Or: "you wouldn't last 5 minutes in English class or reading comprehension."

[shagrath]

Duke, I must say, the way you are using "motion" is not verbed correctly with the definitions even you provide.

It sounds sophisticated though!

*By the way, before you attack me, "verbed" is a word: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/verbed

Verb: verbed:
Simple past tense and past participle of verb.

A way to fix your statements would be to say "I would like to make the motion that we.... blah blah." Make is the verb and motion is the noun. "Motion" as a verb is a physical act.

[shagrath]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_(pa ... procedure)

A motion, in parliamentary procedure, is a formal proposal by a member of a deliberative assembly that the assembly take certain action.


-tammer

This indicates that a motion is a noun.

[wkohler]

Motion = noun

Move = verb

I know that's already been said, but in my several experiences with parliamentary procedure, you would be immediately corrected.

Duke, just accept the fact that you were incorrect and take it as a learning experience. You're fighting a losing battle if you think you can convince those who are well-versed in grammar that the proper statement is, "I motion to..."

[shagrath]

Motion = noun

Move = verb

I know that's already been said, but in my several experiences with parliamentary procedure, you would be immediately corrected.

Duke, just accept the fact that you were incorrect and take it as a learning experience. You're fighting a losing battle if you think you can convince those who are well-versed in grammar that the proper statement is, "I motion to..."

+1 It's no big thing, Duke! Sorry man, I can't help it. My mom was an English major and I had to investigate this.

It sounded good though!

[Duke]

I motion that we are now finished with this foolishness.

I second that motion!

To a vote then.

[shagrath]

I vote to make a motion that we are now finished with this foolishness.

Fixed.

[Jeremy]

Or you could've said . . .

I move that we are now finished with this foolishness.

I second that motion!

To a vote then.

Aye!

But, unfortunately, I'm fairly certain seconding your own motion is against the rules of proper procedure.

[Duke]

Aye!

How about seconding and voting...

[shagrath]

Aye!

How about seconding and voting...

[twin55]

Or you could've said . . .

I move that we are now finished with this foolishness.

I second that motion!

To a vote then.

Aye!

But, unfortunately, I'm fairly certain seconding your own motion is against the rules of proper procedure.

Therefore, the foolishness will continue.....or I

[C.R. Krieger]

I suppose you guys don't really want to discuss cloture at this juncture ...

[Jeremy]

Do we need a quorum present to invoke it by simple majority?

[C.R. Krieger]

Do we need a quorum present to invoke it by simple majority?

Fuck me if I know ...


Where's my copy of Roberts' Rules?

[Jeremy]

We'd only need 2,215 members online to pull it off.

[L_N_Love]

Glad to see that the light has shined


Second!

[Hunter has a Bimmer3]

Well no one has said it so... BMWs wouldn't last five minutes in combat.

Or: "you wouldn't last 5 minutes in English class or reading comprehension."

Okay..... you got me there or their or they're. I don't know English all that good.

[shagrath]

Well no one has said it so... BMWs wouldn't last five minutes in combat.

Or: "you wouldn't last 5 minutes in English class or reading comprehension."

Okay..... you got me there, their, or they're. I don't know English all that well.

Fixed!