🏳️‍🌈 🇪🇺 🇵🇱 🇬🇧 He/him. Armchair parliamentarian. I type at 140 wpm.https://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social/post/3mtxe7ui74k2sSimilarly, a member once proposed ‘permitting the inclusion in the Record of photographs, cartoons, half-tones, rotogravures, portraits, comic strips, and similar material’. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 03:09 +0000at://did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxe7ui74k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social/post/3mtwzdqjkpk2tIt’s not so much that you can’t, but rather that the clerks will be annoyed if you do. (🧾 in post below)25 Aug 2026 23:54 +0000at://did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwzdqjkpk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social/post/3mtrmbhqup22vVery topical!23 Aug 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrmbhqup22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social/post/3mtj3czafis2vRe scenario (2): the most recent practice has been to deal with the objection immediately, not after the remaining members are sworn in. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtj3czafis2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social/post/3msxtk2rfos2fDistrict-work-period thoughts: WTH is this sentence?13 Aug 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxtk2rfos2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social/post/3mst6slztqc2lThe way they set this up is fascinating: (1) a unanimous-consent request to make in order a ‘motion to adjourn’ – really a motion to set up pro-forma sessions; (2) a vote on that motion; (3) a unanimous-consent request to *actually* adjourn until the first pro-forma session. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Aug 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mst6slztqc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social/post/3msl33ouihs2sWell, I’ll let you hear it from the presiding officer… [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Aug 2026 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msl33ouihs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social/post/3msjhbzrmls2gI’m not convinced that you need to agree to the title, as amended, in the Senate. (What if the title was rejected?!) I haven’t found a good precedent either way, but more often than not, all they do is agree to the amendment to the title (and the House always does the same).07 Aug 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjhbzrmls2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social/post/3msjghvrces23So much chaos in this clip! (Sound up.)07 Aug 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjghvrces23https://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social/post/3mrxmjhh52s2qFun fact: Congress is supposed to adjourn sine die today.31 Jul 2026 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxmjhh52s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social/post/3mrlrs7pmks2b❓27 Jul 2026 01:49 +0000at://did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrlrs7pmks2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social/post/3mri54wtw422tHappy 20th anniversary of this law ⬇️ to all who celebrate/commiserate. Any day now...25 Jul 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mri54wtw422thttps://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social/post/3mrdv2xnld22gIn the House, as we know, the chair has total discretion over when to close a vote. Hot take: The same is not true in the Senate. ⬇️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdv2xnld22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social/post/3mrdtdf75js2bFor about a month, when doing a search on Congress-dot-gov, I’ve needed to refresh it a few times before it works. It’s excellent to see that they’ve automated this now. 🙃 [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdtdf75js2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social/post/3mrd2i4wedc2d🙂23 Jul 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrd2i4wedc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social/post/3mrczluj47k2qIt’s that time of the year again.23 Jul 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrczluj47k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social/post/3mr5cpj3tsc2oI believe this was the last 43–40 vote in the Senate: [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 07:42 +0000at://did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5cpj3tsc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social/post/3mqsc2kzar22qThese are the first civilian nominations this Congress to be confirmed by voice vote. NB: Two of these were recommended by Democrats. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jul 2026 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqsc2kzar22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social/post/3mqrlxgupxk2sHe did not. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jul 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrlxgupxk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social/post/3mqrkidahkk2gOne of the (more unrealistic) items on my list of ideas for rules changes is getting rid of the so-called ejector seat.* The House should be able to express itself by defeating a bill!16 Jul 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrkidahkk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social/post/3mqpm2dwkps2rI refuse to believe that 25 members wanted a recorded vote on this.15 Jul 2026 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpm2dwkps2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social/post/3mqowklnm7c24If only there were some way the Senate could get onto this bill without “debate” on the motion to proceed... [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jul 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqowklnm7c24https://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social/post/3mqn5zsf2ac2r😁 (Sound up.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jul 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqn5zsf2ac2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social/post/3mqmvyggab22yWhen you want to find precedents of the US Senate, the best place to look is often the House of Representatives’ books of precedents. Apparently, when you want to find precedents of the Roman Senate, you should look in the House of Commons’ books of precedents: [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jul 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmvyggab22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social/post/3mqkoowbnfc24The House has now tabled: (1) the motion to reconsider on the most recently rejected rule, and (2) the previous week’s rule (which was never brought up because they didn’t have the votes for it). [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jul 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkoowbnfc24https://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social/post/3mqdrtwnxuk2jLooks like the housing bill has become law sine manu.11 Jul 2026 04:04 +0000at://did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqdrtwnxuk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social/post/3mqcid74agk2vI have never seen such a perfect opportunity for a queen-of-the-hill rule. Give members the choice between permanent standard time, permanent DST and the status quo. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jul 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcid74agk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social/post/3mpo7kb5abc2k😳02 Jul 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:eglu6mapioovb3skqrab2kwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpo7kb5abc2k