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Trivial And Nonsensical Rules In Congress
by
Casey Burgat
April 22, 2020
originally published in
Cracked
One of the primary arguments against term limits in Congress is how complicated modern politics has become. In theory, by the time they would learn “how it all works,” a lawmaker’s term would expire and some other goober would come in and attempt to learn the ropes. This would be tragic as newbies might not be able to effectively utilize exotic maneuvers like one often used in State-level politics called “Quorum Busting.”
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