Can you limit the time a person has during "For the good of the order" In Parliamentary Procedure?

Answer 1

YES!!! The amount of time that a person can speak can be limited by adopting a rule for the maximum amount of time a person has the right to speak on any given issue to be considered by the group, assembly, town meeting, or board meeting. The Chairman has discretion to allow additional time if it is in the interest of the meeting to hear what the person has to say. If the Chairman rules against more discussion by this person the meeting may vote upon the request of the speaker for additional time. ( This is an instance of an appeal of the decision of the Chair.) The duty of the Chairman is maintain order while allowing all members who wish to speak to have their say, and to assure that all opinions on the issue that members have are presented to the meeting !!!

There is a real problem here. I can tell you this from experience. It sometimes happens that members holding a particular view will speak sequentially on the same issue making the same points again and again. This uses up the meeting's time and it often happens that the opponents of this view are not given equal time. Shortly after the opposition starts to speak a motion is made to cut off debate. If it passes, and it usually does because almost everybody is tired of this issue by now, the motion under consideration proceeds to a vote.

The Chairman calls the question ( states what the issue is and calls for a vote) The vote is taken and the meeting proceeds to the next item of business!!!!!

Answer 2

I suspect what you are referring to is calling a motion to limit discussion or table.
Please check this site, it has a VERY good listing of motions and in fact, is a GREAT source for parliamentary procedure

Answer 3

And yes the time may be limited by the chair.