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The clay pigeon floor procedure is a rare maneuver employed to gain political leverage in the United States Senate. The name comes by analogy with the clay target which shatters when hit in skeet shooting. In the procedure, an amendment comprising multiple proposals is shattered by demand of a single Senator into individual components to be discussed separately. By pre-agreement, a vote to limit total debate on the amendment is taken. Requiring a supermajority of 60 votes to abbreviate debate, all components are due for vote at the end of the allotted time. ==Instances== Two distinct goals have been recognized in the history of the procedure. Because individual features of an amendment are exposed to public airing, the process may coerce greater accountability. By contrast, in its most recent engagement, the Democratic majority used the tactic to curtail debate on immigration reform, thereby containing opposition. * June, 2007,〔() Decisive Immigration Votes Lined Up〕 Harry Reid (D), Nevada * April, 2006,〔() All Coburn All Day〕 Tom Coburn (R), Oklahoma * circa 1970,〔() Rare Tactic May Allow Immigration Votes.〕 James Allen (D), Alabama 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Clay pigeon floor procedure」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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