CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CLOTURE
PRESENT
Present
I cloture
you cloture
he/she/it clotures
we cloture
you cloture
they cloture
Present continuous
I am cloturing
you are cloturing
he/she/it is cloturing
we are cloturing
you are cloturing
they are cloturing
Present perfect
I have clotured
you have clotured
he/she/it has clotured
we have clotured
you have clotured
they have clotured
Present perfect continuous
I have been cloturing
you have been cloturing
he/she/it has been cloturing
we have been cloturing
you have been cloturing
they have been cloturing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I clotured
you clotured
he/she/it clotured
we clotured
you clotured
they clotured
Past continuous
I was cloturing
you were cloturing
he/she/it was cloturing
we were cloturing
you were cloturing
they were cloturing
Past perfect
I had clotured
you had clotured
he/she/it had clotured
we had clotured
you had clotured
they had clotured
Past perfect continuous
I had been cloturing
you had been cloturing
he/she/it had been cloturing
we had been cloturing
you had been cloturing
they had been cloturing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will cloture
you will cloture
he/she/it will cloture
we will cloture
you will cloture
they will cloture
Future continuous
I will be cloturing
you will be cloturing
he/she/it will be cloturing
we will be cloturing
you will be cloturing
they will be cloturing
Future perfect
I will have clotured
you will have clotured
he/she/it will have clotured
we will have clotured
you will have clotured
they will have clotured
Future perfect continuous
I will have been cloturing
you will have been cloturing
he/she/it will have been cloturing
we will have been cloturing
you will have been cloturing
they will have been cloturing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would cloture
you would cloture
he/she/it would cloture
we would cloture
you would cloture
they would cloture
Conditional continuous
I would be cloturing
you would be cloturing
he/she/it would be cloturing
we would be cloturing
you would be cloturing
they would be cloturing
Conditional perfect
I would have cloture
you would have cloture
he/she/it would have cloture
we would have cloture
you would have cloture
they would have cloture
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been cloturing
you would have been cloturing
he/she/it would have been cloturing
we would have been cloturing
you would have been cloturing
they would have been cloturing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you cloture
we let´s cloture
you cloture
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
cloturing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLOTURE»
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cloture in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
cloture and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Filibusters and
Cloture in the Senate
Contents: (1) Right to Debate: Right to Recognition; Right to Speak at Length and the Two-Speech Rule; Motion to Table; (2) Conduct of Filibusters (FB): Germaneness of Debate; Yielding the Floor and Yielding for Questions; Quorums and ...
2
Proposals to Change the Operation of
Cloture in the Senate
This report provides a brief history of the Senate cloture rule, explains its main features and the arguments made by supporters and opponents of these features, outlines a range of proposals to change its operation, and briefly explains ...
Christopher M. Davis,
2010
3
Politics Or Principle?: Filibustering in the United States ...
Because Rule 22 never specified the time allotted for debate after cloture was
invoked, senators exploited that loophole in the late 1970s to create what
became known as the "post-cloture" filibuster." The Senate limited post-cloture
debate to ...
4
Filibustering: A Political History of Obstruction in the ...
because they do not support the target bill strongly enough to pay the extra price
of voting for cloture. Nor is the cloture penalty merely a matter of conscience. As
suggested above, senators may have practical motives to vote against cloture: ...
5
Congressional Record, V. 149, PT. 4, February 25, 2003 to ...
The Republican spin machine is repeatedly asserting that cloture votes and the
use of the filibuster are □"unprecedented" with respect to judicial nominees.
Such assertions are false and misleading. Cloture, the Senate's procedure to end
a ...
6
Filibuster: Obstruction and Lawmaking in the U.S. Senate
The last significant change brought about through new precedents occurred in
the 95th Congress (1977- 1978) during a successful attempt to crack down on
post-cloture filibusters. Senator Allen had perfected this technique and other ...
Gregory John Wawro, Eric Schickler,
2006
7
Examining the Filibuster: Hearings Before the Committee on ...
Provides that cloture is invoked unless 41% of Senators vote to continue debate
A fourth change proposed by S.Res. 440 alters the threshold necessary to invoke
cloture. Instead of requiring three-fifths of Senators duly chosen and sworn to ...
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Rules and Administration,
2010
8
Supreme Court Nominations: Presidential Nomination, the ...
8.230 Cloture in Senate Floor Proceedings A filibuster can be ended by
negotiation among senators or by invoking cloture. Cloture is the only procedure
by which the Senate can vote to set an end to debate without also rejecting the
measure ...
9
The Contentious Senate: Partisanship, Ideology, and the Myth ...
Cloture In recent years, senators have grown more willing to engage in filibusters
and other dilatory tactics, and there has been an accompanying rise in cloture
motions filed to bring debate to a close. Barbara Sinclair (1999c) argues that the
...
Colton C. Campbell, Nicol C. Rae,
2001
10
The Civil Rights Act of 1964: The Passage of the Law That ...
Now the drive for cloture was on in earnest. Senator Dirksen had promised 25
votes [for cloture] for the new package. With the forty-odd Democratic votes [for
cloture], the required two-thirds seemed assured. The Hickenlooper Revolt] On ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLOTURE»
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cloture is used in the context of the following news items.
South Carolina Republican plans to derail vote to remove …
“I'm optimistic that under the House rules that at some point the members will invoke cloture,” or that “the House will defeat those amendments ... «MSNBC, Jul 15»
Political Games Can Trigger Petard Self-Hoist| Procedural Politics
Consequently, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell filed cloture motions on both the TPA and TAA measures, with the latter being attached ... «Roll Call, Jul 15»
Hoax letter to Russian media seeks to tie US senator to Ukraine
Reuters/Reuters - Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) speaks to reporters before a cloture vote on funding for the Department of Homeland Security ... «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Jul 15»
Charleston might lead to new day
Everett Dirksen, R-Ill., persuaded enough Republicans to support a cloture motion. To the South and its senators, this defeat was atrocious and ... «Columbia Daily Tribune, Jul 15»
Keystone XL passes Senate; Daines, Tester vote yes
Under Senate rules, the bill had to get at least 60 votes to reach cloture, meaning no one could stall it with a filibuster. It passed that ... «Sioux City Journal, Jul 15»
Why reporters won't find anything damning in Hillary Clinton's emails
... private email address even though they said they didn't, and her reaction to a big Senate cloture vote on the Affordable Care Act was "Finally! «Vox, Jul 15»
June legislative update
The Senate filed cloture on the same day to start the process for consideration of the House-passed TPA bill. On June 24, the Senate passed ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
Did 'America's Sexiest Man' Almost Doom The ACA?
The Senate can end a filibuster by invoking cloture, which essentially limits the amendments and debate, and guarantees the bill will come to a ... «Law360, Jul 15»
Senate narrowly passes fast-track legislation
The day before, the Senate voted 60-37 to invoke cloture on the bill, cutting off further debate. The legislation now goes to Obama for his certain ... «RubberNews.com, Jun 15»
Back on (fast) track
The vote, which passed by razor thin margin of 60-37, was to invoke cloture on TPA. Cloture essentially limits debate on legislation so it can ... «High Plains Journal, Jun 15»