And then we never heard from them again? The Dems were like, "oh no, blame that damn Parliamentarian who you've definitely heard of before, and who has a totally legit position that overpowers everyone, especially Harris and Biden." That was great.

  • nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    guessing the same reason it exists today, to eliminate things that are popular so that elected officials dont have to take that popularity hit

      • KoeRhee [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Congressional shit is uselessly byzantine and complicated so rather than the rotating cast of goons being counted on to know all the rules they just have a designated guy or gal who does all that stuff for them.