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Old 07-20-2005, 02:11 PM   #4629
Tyrone Slothrop
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breaking news: the doomsday clock ticks one minute closer to the apocalypse

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Originally posted by sgtclub
That's what proxies are for. If you are actually suggesting that anyone envisioned things passing out of the house or senate by anything other than majority (except where the constitution is express), you are out of your gord. There would be absolute revolt.
First of all, we are talking about what the Constitution requires at a minimum, not about what is wise or likely. And if the Senate adopted such rules, e.g. because travel is difficult, where is the revolt coming from?
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