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unusual facts about point of order


Point of order

In the United States Senate, the chair's ruling may be appealed by any Senator.


Arlene Wohlgemuth

She gained some attention in state politics in 1997 for what became known as the "Memorial Day Massacre." She raised a point of order that killed 52 proposed bills by preventing them from even coming up for a vote before the end of the legislative session.

Strategic use of motions

Another parliamentary maneuver, which has been used in the United States Senate, is the so-called "nuclear option" in which a majority sidesteps the two-thirds vote requirement to suspend the rules by raising a point of order in favor of their favored interpretation of the rules, followed by an appeal in which the interpretation is then imposed by a majority vote.


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Molleindustria

In June 2007 the game Operazione: Pretofilia (Operation: Pedopriest), inspired by the controversial BBC documentary Sex Crimes and the Vatican, was removed from the site after a point of order in the Italian Parliament called "Countermeasures to the religions' offences".