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I understand, of course, that any member of

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the Convention may offer a motion which, if approved by

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a majority of this Convention, can force any committee

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to discharge a particular proposal. But is an item dead

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if the majority of the committee votes it down?

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THE PRESIDENT: I am not certain that I under-

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stand your inquiry but, as I understand it, I believe it

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is covered by Rule 30. Are you familiar with that rule,

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Delegate White?

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DELEGATE WHITE: Yes.

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THE PRESIDENT: If I understand your inquiry,

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you are asking whether if a committee majority determines

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not to report a particular proposal, is there any means

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by which the sponsor of the proposal or anyone else can

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have it brought to the floor? The answer is yes.

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The proceeding is under Rule 30. The sponsor

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or any other delegate after one day's session notice could

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move that the committee report with or without recommenda-

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tion, and if he was supported in that motion by a majority

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of all the delegates, 72, then the proposal would be

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reported to the floor with or without committee recommendation