4 thoughts on “Points of Order and Parliamentary Paralysis”
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I agree. Parliamentary procedure is designed to facilitate the rights of the minority and the rule of the majority. It is chronically misused at General Conference to avoid allowing the majority to rule. A professional parlimentarian would streamline the process and declare those maneuvers to obstruct the majority’s decision out of order. General Conference is a deliberative body designed for decision making and the misuse of Parliamentary proceedure has been amazing to me.
Excellent suggestion. Perhaps UTS could sponsor your idea and see it through as a gesture for the good of the general church. Of course, if not already allowed in the rules, I presume a motion enabling the gift with authority would have to pass first. Oh, the irony. Yet, the added value of an outside professional doing this would be the removal of involvement passion that any United Methodist member would bring. Wise idea.
I had a friend who was a former Texas governor. His skill-set re: parliamentary procedure was legendary. Getting legislation passed or “killed” without the majority of votes. General Conference PLEASE get gelp!
I sympathize with David Watson’s frustration and agree with his analysis. The caveat is that the advocates for sexual novelty are the cleverest minority ever to have hatched a coup of The United Methodist Church. Only orthodox minds “wise as serpents, harmless as doves” will be able to deal with what’s brewing for 2019. Nothing is going to be as it seems.