Is an amendment applied to the privileged motion to Recess debatable? Why?

Is an amendment applied to the privileged motion to Recess debatable? Why?

• A. No because the motion to recess is undebatable.
• B. Yes because Amendments Are Debatable
• C. No because Amendments Are Never Debatable
• D. Yes Because Recess Is Debatable When Amended

Answer: (A)

A recess is a privileged motion, and privileged motions are not debatable. Because the motion to recess itself cannot be debated, any proposed changes to it—amendments to the motion—are not in order. In practice, you either adopt the recess as stated or you don’t, and you cannot discuss or modify its terms through an amendment. If a longer or shorter recess is desired, that would be handled by a separate motion, not by amending the recess motion. So an amendment to the privileged motion to recess cannot be debated.

A recess is a privileged motion, and privileged motions are not debatable. Because the motion to recess itself cannot be debated, any proposed changes to it—amendments to the motion—are not in order. In practice, you either adopt the recess as stated or you don’t, and you cannot discuss or modify its terms through an amendment. If a longer or shorter recess is desired, that would be handled by a separate motion, not by amending the recess motion. So an amendment to the privileged motion to recess cannot be debated.