nostr:npub1kpwlxpzkxfmuxjmzc2wp3rf9vjg0sgydmlhsnrgqr3maf59h86qqdxxzz4 nostr:npub1hvzjvzfmclu5l5zk65fxye5cgt7e0qvs6rcn60z72v9hy79mmpzq4qmle9 The phrase does have meaning and it's based on a physical act. To table a motion in UK Parliamentary terms, which is where the phrase originates in Britain, is to physically put the papers for the motion on the table in the Commons, so that it takes precedence in the order and can then be debated by MPs. I'm guessing that the US usage must derive from papers for a motion being removed to a table for filing purposes once the debate on it has ended.