germaneness

And even if a professor's speech is not precisely within the topic of the class, my organization, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, has long argued that academic freedom doesn't mean very much if it fails to provide some breathing room around the "germaneness" requirement.

Greg Lukianoff: UC Santa Barbara Investigates Professor for Anti-Israel E-Mail 2009

Basically anything can be brought up at any time, with only a few exceptions: germaneness, the special rules for reconciliation, etc.

Matthew Yglesias » Strange Tales of Congressional Procedure 2010

He can be denied a vote — but not by the leadership, only by the rules, e.g., germaneness.

Matthew Yglesias » Strange Tales of Congressional Procedure 2010

+ Conservatives in GOP press for House rule changes requiring germaneness of amendments, to eliminate pork and unfriendly riders.

The 2010 RedState predictions thread. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2010

He is required to submit questions of order that raise constitutional issues, and those concerning the germaneness or relevancy of amendments to appropriations bills, to the full Senate.

Movies & Parliaments & CFCs, Oh My! « View From a Height 2009

There is a germaneness requirement under Dole, just not one that courts have had cause to enforce.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Socking It to (Some of) the States 2009

Depending on the subject matter and procedural posture, the rules have facilities for waiver, in the unlikely event a legislator objects to a provision on grounds of germaneness.

The Volokh Conspiracy » The End of Transparency (Before It Ever Began): 2009

I move this be redacted for germaneness (except for the first sentence).

Report: Troops In Iraq Like Obama 2009

What's at root at the heart of a filibuster is that Senate Rules provide that any Senator who wishes to speak on a debatable motion -- and that includes passage of a bill or amendment -- must be recognized, and once recognized, is allowed to speak as long as he/she wants and on any topic (there is no germaneness requirement).

Breaking: Reid Yanks Defense Authorization Bill To Force GOP's Hand 2009

As I write this, on Wednesday afternoon, news surfaced on The Drudge Report that "the Democratic Leadership is threatening to change the current House Rules regarding the Republican right to the Motion to Recommit or the test of germaneness on the motion to recommit."

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