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To: Da Mav
Can someone explain the "quorum" calls and their significance?

It's a non-event.

quorum call - A call of the roll to establish whether a quorum is present. If any Senator "suggests the absence of a quorum," the Presiding Officer must direct the roll to be called. Often, a quorum call is terminated by unanimous consent before completion, which permits the Senate to use the quorum call to obtain a brief delay to work out some difficulty or await a Senator's arrival.

http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/quorum_call.htm


1,287 posted on 05/23/2005 2:43:15 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Cboldt

Thank you. But this one seems not to be a nonevent. Maybe it is being used to compel attendence by the Dems.

Appreciate the answer though.


1,294 posted on 05/23/2005 2:45:28 PM PDT by Da Mav
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