SENATE BILL: Late-Term Abortion Restriction Act (On the President's Desk)

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

This seems to have enough votes to pass. I'm declaring a twenty-four-hour vote change period.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

I would like to ask each Senator to give his opinion on whether or not this bill has attained the status of law. I am asking with reference to the dispute going on in the Administration thread over the seven-day time limit for the veto power.

If we do not UNANIMOUSLY believe that this bill is law I would like to move if we can to an immediate vote on the President's proposed version. I believe we need Marokai's consent to do so. I crave his indulgence for such consent.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

What is the relevance of the Senators agreeing unanimously to whether or not this bill is law, as to the consideration to proceed? One Senator doesn't cede his rights just because the other nine do. Any of them could sue, regardless of the actions of the other nine.

I was hoping for a gentlemen's agreement. Oh well.

Thank you for the clarification as to procedure.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

What is the relevance of the Senators agreeing unanimously to whether or not this bill is law, as to the consideration to proceed? One Senator doesn't cede his rights just because the other nine do. Any of them could sue, regardless of the actions of the other nine.

I was hoping for a gentlemen's agreement. Oh well.

I know, and thus perhaps with what I said in consideration, you might want to have reversed your unanimity request. Otherwise, any lone wolf Senator can scuttle your "gentleman's agreement", which was my point.

Well at this point it's becoming moot because nobody's budging, and if we're really adamant about this we could either go to the Supreme Court or do a veto override.