What I was trying to figure out was how we would go about it if we were changing the Standing Orders. Obviously, we would change the Standing Orders to give this power, but then the Speaker would be confronted with the practical issue. This is what I'm hoping to get Mr. Genuis's commentary on.
Number one, on what basis does the Speaker initiate it? He or she has to wait, I assume, until someone stands in the House and says, “I think this bill should be split.” At that point, does the Speaker say, “Okay, I'm going to come back with a prima facie case that the bill needs splitting”?
I see Mr. Simms has perked up and is paying attention. Sorry, that doesn't mean he is not normally paying attention. He is paying even more acute attention than he normally does, if that's the right way of putting it.
I'm not sure how one accomplishes this as a practical matter. It's been on my mind, so I thought I'd ask the question.