Reply #78: If the motion or bill does not pass and the leader thinks that [View All]

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it is more likely to pass in the near future, instead of having to go through the whole procedure all over again, the recommit allows it to be brought up again with a minimum of crap.
However, only someone who has voted against the measure can impel the recommit process and only the most powerful. So the leader waits until the last vote and if the measure is going to fail, by a small margin, he votes against it, even if he's for it.