Ex-parliamentarian's advice: Cool it - Roger Simon - POLITICO.com

An outstanding article about the shape of Congress and it's history from the perspective of a 35 year non partisan veteran.

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As parliamentarian, Dove had to rule on whether a senator’s comment violated Rule XIX, which forbids one senator to accuse another senator of “any conduct or motive unworthy or unbecoming a senator.” If the rule is invoked, a senator must sit down and not speak again until the Senate gives permission to do so. “It was my least favorite part of the job,” Dove said. “It was awful to try to force a senator to sit down.”
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