# Please explain your Senate rules to me

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**Created:** [June 9, 2021, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-your-senate-rules-to-me/943882 "2021-06-09T01:38:57Z")\
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> [@Max\_S](#):
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> Yes, but I am of the opinion that Senate Rule V (2) as applied to Rule XXII is an unconstitutional violation of the Rules and Proceedings Clause.

I’d be interested in your explanation of this.

And flurb thank you for correcting me. I remembered that the Senate considered the Previous Question and through misunderstanding its purpose dispensed of it, but I thought it was before the original rules were adopted.

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