Okay, I’ll bite. I’ve seen that post for several days now, and I have no idea what you mean. Please explain.
Its a procedure in congress, There has to be agreement to bring something to a yes or no vote, That is called the Quorum. It dates back to the Roman Senate I believe.
“Please explain.”
Giggling — I can’t believe you don’t get it;
however all questions will be answered.
Well you know what a financial leader is.
You know how well Mugabe has handled his economy.
You know how well Chavez has handled his economy.
We can see how well Obama is handling the economy.
M=First initial for Mugabe
O=First initial for Obama
C=First initial for Chavez
MOCKing their financial leadership.
Dictionary.com defines the word MOCK as:
Quote:
1. to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
2. to ridicule by mimicry of action or speech; mimic derisively.
3. to mimic, imitate, or counterfeit.
4. to challenge; defy: His actions mock convention.
5. to deceive, delude, or disappoint.
–verb (used without object)
6. to use ridicule or derision; scoff; jeer (often fol. by at).
–noun
7. a contemptuous or derisive imitative action or speech; mockery or derision.
8. something mocked or derided; an object of derision.
9. an imitation; counterfeit; fake.
10. Shipbuilding.
a. a hard pattern representing the surface of a plate with a warped form, upon which the plate is beaten to shape after furnacing.
b. bed (def. 23).
–adjective
11. feigned; not real; sham: a mock battle.
—Verb phrase
12. mock up, to build a mock-up of.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME mokken < MF mocquer
The Senate may not vote on a bill until the debate is finished. It used to be where that someone would stand on the floor of the Senate for hours and read a phone book or something like that.
That action is still an available course of action by today’s Senators.
But about 90 years ago the Senate changed that. Not only did debate have to end, but sixty senators had to agree that it had ended. This changed the Congress.
By failing to show up for work, the Senators could block the bill on any legislation. The Democrats have used this more than the Republicans in blocking Bush’s judicial nominations.
See “cloture” in wikipedia. They did a rather fair job in describing it.
So, you have two votes:
1) Stop debate and bring the bill to a vote
2) Vote on the bill’s passage