Practice question
A hypothetical House has 300 sitting Members with no vacancies or exclusions. Only 140 attend. They direct absent Members to attend using the House’s valid attendance rules. An objector says no action of any kind is permitted without 151 present. Which response is correct?
- The objector is correct even for day-to-day adjournment
- The 140 may pass all bills
- The 140 may override a veto by unanimous vote
- Spectators can be counted as the missing eleven
- The Constitution expressly allows a smaller number to compel attendance
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Article VI, Section 16(2).
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