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Memories of the 28th Century

Miscellaneous thoughts about miscellaneous matters

  1. Parliamentary Tactics

    by , 06-02-2021 at 09:01 PM (Memories of the 28th Century)
    Over the years, the rules of the Houses of Congress have changed for various reasons, but mostly because the rules for a group of twenty and some odd people must be different from the rules of a group of fifty or a hundred or three hundred and some odd.
    The first rules of the House limited speeches, but not much, and the original Senate rules allowed Senators to speak as long as they wanted. Those rules were adequate, because most Senators were aware that “brevity is the soul of wit.” And ...

    Updated 06-03-2021 at 07:08 AM by PeterL

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