Mr. Lukiwski is certainly correct. In the vast majority of committees that I've been on, the 48 hours' notice for motions is standard.
But this committee is different. I guess I'm speaking a bit out of turn, because I haven't sat on the committee, but certainly my perspective on this committee and my perception of it over the years has been that just because of the very nature of the types of matters that come before us--matters of a substantive nature--they oftentimes do come in at the last minute. If we have to give the 48 hours' notice, on those issues that need to be dealt with rapidly by everybody--seeing as it's necessary to deal with them rapidly--we're going to have to wait.
I understand that we can suspend the rule by majority vote at any time, but I'm just going to suggest that rather than start this way, why don't we go back to our regular practice--the committee's regular practice--of not having this? Then, if it's not working out, we can bring this rule forward at that point. I'll pledge on our part that we'll support it if there are reasons for doing so. I just don't see any reason for doing it at this point.