LisaLisa, sorry to bother you...I couldn't get back on the
thread because it had been stopped by the moderator or something for the last hour or so.
Anyway, I checked into the guillotine thing and found what was causing all the trouble.
It's in the dictionary, third meaning down, it means '...an imposed time limit on a 'bill' yet to be voted on...'
That's what they are talking about.
Sorry to bother you...bye.