Talk:Common consent

Moved, sorry
I'm sorry by "common consent" is a very generic concept in constutitutional law. Moved per WP:MOVE but can be reverted if anyone disagrees. In ictu oculi (talk) 07:00, 14 October 2013 (UTC)

Sustaining
I added a CN to this phrase in the article: "As it is most frequently used by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), common consent, more commonly known as a sustaining, is the act of publicly showing one's support for a specific leader in a particular church calling or position by the uplifted right hand." That would be a sustaining vote; sustaining itself would be to help that person fulfill their calling to the extent possible. However, I pause by recognizing that it's a statement of observation, not fact or rule ("As it is most frequently used by"). I wanted a community consensus before deciding to change it any more. Slb1900 (talk) 19:37, 24 March 2014 (UTC)


 * The "As it is most frequently used by" phrase refers to the church that uses the process most frequently, not to an inconsistency of useage in LDS church. Although akwardly phrased, the distinction may be necessary in some form because there are several branches to the Latter_Day_Saint_movement which may apply the principle in different ways.


 * In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a sustaining vote is taken without exception before the "setting apart" of new leaders, or the introduction of new doctrine. There are also regular sustaining votes of all sitting church leaders in ward, stake and general conferences.


 * The raising of the right hand is always used as a matter of course in all sustainings. Instructions are not necessary in general conference. The motion is a way of showing that the person agrees and is committing to support and follow the leader or doctrine that was sustained.
 * Ammon0 (talk) 23:42, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

Page move
Today I swapped Common consent and Common consent (Latter Day Saints) and redirected the latter so that it points here. The discussion and rationale is now at the latter page's Talk page. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 11:48, 27 July 2019 (UTC)