My next amendment is No. 14 which seeks to substitute the word “may” for “shall” wherever it occurs. Under the existing rules the President has two kinds of powers,–discretionary and mandatory. In the Rules of Procedure which we have adopted, you find that in the case of mandatory powers the word used is “shall” and in the case of discretionary powers the word used is “may”. Rule 33 says that the President has no discretion and has got to put the motion to the vote. Here when the President has selected for consideration and voting any one amendment or amendments which in his judgment are proper or comprehensive, all the other amendments which have not been so selected must be deemed to have been moved and must be put to the vote. There is no discretion allowed to the President and the word “shall” in place of “may” will bring out the meaning of the proposed sub-rule.
