What is Unanimous Consent?
The United States Senate is very strict on its rules of order. Things must be done in a prescribed manner or any action taken may be declared invalid, causing the proposal to start back at the beginning of the process once again. However, some of those procedures are simply not needed and amount to a waste of time. Unanimous consent is a way to bypass some of this red tape. While many Americans may believe the Senate is nothing but a partisan-based shout fest, there are a number of items that do get unanimous, or nearly unanimous consent. These happen almost on a daily basis. Normally, most Americans do not hear of these unanimous consent actions simply because they are not controversial enough to warrant coverage by the mass media. If they were, they would probably not be a candidate for unanimous consent.
Related Questions
- Under the section " Actions Requiring Unanimous Consent of the Members", what is meant by the option "Sale of any Company asset with fair market value greater than a fixed amount"?
- Under the section " Actions Requiring Unanimous Consent of the Members", what is meant by the option "Releasing any Company claim except for full consideration"?
- Under the section "Actions that require Unanimous Consent of the Members", what is meant by the option "Assignment of ownership rights of Company Property"?
