What does "I move to strike the last word" mean?
I’m listening to the impeachment hearings. Some of it is quite bizarre.
Anyway, after every speech someone moves to “strike the last word.” What does that mean?
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Means take it off the record, or off an official document.
I kind of figured that, but are they striking the entire speech?
Yes. Not just the last word of the last sentence.
Look up “parliamentary procedure” and your questions will be answered.
They strike every thing they just said? The transcript of the hearing will be blank! They moved to strike every single time.
It is Parliamentary Procedure meaning they want to talk.
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Thank you for the link Jake.
They want you to hear it, but want NO permanent record that they ever said it!!!
No @LadyMarissa. Read @Hawaii_Jake‘s link. It doesn’t mean to strike anything from the record, although it sounds that way. It’s just some, probably archaic, formality that means “It’s my turn to talk.”
If it meant to strike something from the record there would BE no record.
I am glad I asked this question.
^ I know (I worked on Capital Hill); but I’ve been away today & you haven’t had the opportunity to correct me. Just trying to make your day…at least you learned something today!!!
What? Why would you post something that you knew wasn’t true instead of posting the truth?
You had the correct answer, so I couldn’t tell you anything you didn’t already know!!!
You didn’t know I had the right answer when you posted ”They want you to hear it, but want NO permanent record that they ever said it!!!!”
I found a friend on Facebook a few years ago who is incredibly savvy about the workings of the government. I asked her this question earlier, but she just now responded: ”The short explanation is that that basically just gives the person saying it five minutes to debate an amendment that they are proposing. For example: Gaetz asked to remove former Vice President Joe Biden as the target of the Ukraine investigation. If he moves to strike the last word then he gets five minutes to explain why and debate the reasons why that change should be made. Of course, doing that makes them hope that they can reduce the chances that Trump will be found guilty.”
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