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Robert's Rules of Order have a "motion to split" or "division of the question". The UK parliament has a similar rule. It's used for things like this.

The problem is that it makes compromises harder. It's common to say, "I am OK with your motion but it does X harm to my constituents. If you add Y to the bill I'll vote for it." That's a pretty reasonable and common way to reach a compromise, and it doesn't work if other people start splitting the question.

Adding more parties wouldn't really help. The bill still needs 50%+1 to pass. You can do that with one party, or you can assemble a coalition. But either way they're going to make compromises, and splitting a bill makes compromises harder. So US legislatures usually don't have a motion to split.

Still, the UK manages. And so do all of the organizations operating under Robert's Rules. So perhaps it would work.



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