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'''Silence Is Consent''' is a truth of politics that has roots in the legal norms of the [[Middle Ages]]. During the trial before his martyrdom, Sir [[Thomas More]] famously observed that "Qui tacet consentiret" ("Silence gives consent").
In [[Roberts Rules of Order]], silence on a vote (abstention) has the same effect as voting for it, because a motion typically carries by a majority of the votes cast (unless otherwise specified in the bylaws of the organization).
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In [[Roberts Rules of Order]], silence on a vote (abstention) has the same effect as voting for it, because a motion typically carries by a majority of the votes cast (unless otherwise specified in the bylaws of the organization).
[[category:law]]