Parliamentary Procedure

What is Parliamentary Procedure? Do you know? Have you been in a country that adopted the parliamentary form of government?

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE
is a method by which meeting is held or run in a fair and orderly manner. The rules implemented and used by : Government officers and members, town officials, professionals and businessmen. Church organizations, Student council, Social group and other governing bodies who in one way or another seek an orderly form of organization.

There's a book titled ROBERT's RULE of ORDER - Book about Parliamentary Procedure that was published in the Year 1876. This Book is used by most organization in the United States.

Meetings are presided or lead by leaders. There is a temporary secretary that records all the minutes of the meeting. The bylaws state the purpose and principles as they are carried out for actions. The meeting also include the position, preposition, amount of dues being paid by the members of the organization. Each member should pay the dues. Duties and functions of each officers should be known to all members.

WORDS YOU'VE GOT TO BE FAMILIAR WITH IN THE PROCEDURE:

QUORUM - majority of the total membership, roll call of members

WOODEN HAMMER - also called as GAVEL used to rap to keep the members quiet

MINUTES and AGENDA - Itemized list of topic to be discussed, suggestions, opinion, summary, question and answer portion, report and result of the meeting

TABLED - Unfinished business given an attention. If action can be postponed the matter may be TABLED (set aside) to be considered in the next meeting

RECOGNIZED -permission to speak.

SPEAKER has the FLOOR one subject at a time. Speaker can be cut off when the Speaker is out of topic.

MOTIONS- plan or suggestion approve or not

CHAIR - Presiding Officer

After all action has been taken and matters due for further consideration have been taken or otherwise disposed > THE BUSINESS ENDS.

SPECIAL COMMITTEE or AD HOC COMMITTEE are formed for a particular job.

The SPECIAL COMMITTEE are formed for a PARTICULAR JOB. What are those JOB?

1. Exhibit Plan like a Party, Picnic, BBQ, Fundraising

2. Draft a NEW CONSTITUTION set by laws

SPECIAL COMMITTEE BREAK UP WHEN JOB IS DONE. Then the CHAIRMAN IS CHOSEN.


Here's the catch: In all the procedures of the Parliament GG or Governor General is not mention in the BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE. NEVER mentioned in any Parliamentary procedure. But since we are in the 21st Century the matters of the Parliament becomes a MODERN PARLIAMENT. Why is it?

The answer would be because the Party in power (Acquired more votes from people but not in the Parliament) in that country has the MINORITY and therefore needs a GOVERNOR GENERAL to tackle the PROBLEM. Sounds confusing isn't it? Twist and turn in the NEW MODERN POLITICS.

However, since the CABINET members had to cooperate the ruler usually chose persons who shared the same political ideas. Under PM Paul Martin in his time, he had chosen Gov. General Adrienne Clarkson. Then GG Michaelle Jeane after PM Martin left office and she's still the Governor General up to this time under PM Stephen Harper. Who is GG Michaelle Jeane? According to one famous Mr. Black only former Mr. Martin knows but probably all of us knew that she was from Haiti. GG Michaelle Jeane is the embodiment of Mrs. Clarkson and Princess Di. A combination.

Old parliamentary system is based from the British Parliamentary Practice. The British inherited it from the Egyptian form of government. While the Roman Catholic is based also from the Egyptian Religious faith. Then another old book I read long time ago it's based from the Babylonian Religion. Thus, no matter what the system of government it also reflects the religious faith of the country. That's what it is...plain and simple!