Dem Wacky Senators
"The filibuster occurs more frequently because it is now easier to stage one. Often it consists not of a senator's making a long speech but of endless requests for the clerk to call the roll...Opponents of the filibuster would bring cots and blankets to the Senate so that they could sleep and eat there, ready to take the floor the moment the filibuster faltered."
Is anyone else reminded of (A) the way things worked in Vincent's class or (B) a Monty Python skit (none in particular, I just imagine a person rambling on in a British accent, pausing to take a breath, and another angry guy with a British accent waking up from a nap to rudely butt in. Or British guys yelling "Ey Clerky, why don'tcha read that list of yours again" every ten minutes or so.)?
Is anyone else reminded of (A) the way things worked in Vincent's class or (B) a Monty Python skit (none in particular, I just imagine a person rambling on in a British accent, pausing to take a breath, and another angry guy with a British accent waking up from a nap to rudely butt in. Or British guys yelling "Ey Clerky, why don'tcha read that list of yours again" every ten minutes or so.)?