Thank you.
That exhausts the speakers list.
To respond to the matter raised by Dr. Ellis and Mr. Calkins, by not ruling the amendment out of order, I therefore consider it to be in order. That decision was based on advice I received from legislative counsel.
I'm going to ask them to provide to you the reasoning they gave me, which I relied upon in order to rule it in order. If, after hearing their reasoning, you feel that I've made the wrong decision to declare it in order, it's open to you to challenge the chair, but there really isn't another way to deal with it.
I'd ask counsel to explain the reasons that this amendment is in order, and then I'll leave it to you if you have a motion.