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@ringwiss.bsky.social
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🏳️‍🌈 🇪🇺 🇵🇱 🇬🇧 He/him. Armchair parliamentarian. I type at 140 wpm.

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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Senate has made a real mess of this. 1. They forgot to withdraw the committee-reported amendment and have just ignored it. 2. When cloture was invoked, the chair forgot to rule out of order the pending motion to recommit. (The Record incorrectly lists it as still pending.)
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This law caused some issues in the House too.
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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
One of the suprisingly big challenges in British politics is that the role policy wonks think MPs should have (legislators) isnt that the public do (local dignitary/fixer/governor. Delete as needed) And in a democracy the latter wins
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Fun fact: Long ago, adjournment resolutions sometimes gave the *minority* leaders of the two houses the power to call them back into session.
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I like the Senate website’s new design, especially the cool photo.
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Sometimes Congress passes a bill but forgets to present it to the president, and then the next Congress has to unpass it.
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Oh, a question of personal privilege!
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More Corgis @morecorgis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
there’s no better shit out there than two homers debating arcane procedural rules
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Certainly true in terms of the number of closed rules, and it would be the most productive if not for that one Congress where they allowed suspension of the rules by a simple majority.
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
In theory, members are required to attend pro-forma sessions, and those who are absent are supposed to have their salary withheld.
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Re avoiding the impeachment vote: In principle, the speaker is required to designate a time for consideration of Massie’s resolution on the next legislative day after today, even if the House is only meeting for a pro-forma session that day. However…
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Massie went on for over an hour reading his impeachment resolution… Giving notice of your intent to offer a question of privilege has a lot of potential as a method of filibustering (you have to read your resolution in full). It’s only a matter of time before it gets curtailed.
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This would be so much more fun if the House hadn’t given the speaker all those unilateral adjournment, recess and postponement authorities.
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
House of Lords reform is coming along nicely...
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
While researching this, I came across this magazine article from 1886, ‘Obstacles to Good Legislation’, by Rep. (and future speaker) Reed. I really enjoyed it. The House still suffers from many of the problems he mentions, and his conclusion is very interesting.
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“And what if we descend into just an ordinary place, where people use first names, nicknames, ‘you’ or sloppy language and, you know, wear white trainers?”
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Taking up a constitutional amendment under suspension of the rules feels a bit tacky, like making a major purchase on your phone.
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This is good, and they should do it this way more often. Urgent questions and statements take up so much time that if the timings for the main business are set with reference to the moment of interruption, you often end up with only two or three hours left for the report stage of a major bill.
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Congress: “Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled” Parliament:
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Ftr, there absolutely were instances during Pelosi’s time as the Democratic leader (even in the later years) when members of the minority cast decisive votes in favour of the majority’s special rules.
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Similarly, a member once proposed ‘permitting the inclusion in the Record of photographs, cartoons, half-tones, rotogravures, portraits, comic strips, and similar material’.
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
It’s not so much that you can’t, but rather that the clerks will be annoyed if you do. (🧾 in post below)
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Very topical!
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Re scenario (2): the most recent practice has been to deal with the objection immediately, not after the remaining members are sworn in.
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
District-work-period thoughts: WTH is this sentence?
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The 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.
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Well, I’ll let you hear it from the presiding officer…
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I’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).
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
So much chaos in this clip! (Sound up.)
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Fun fact: Congress is supposed to adjourn sine die today.
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
❓
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Happy 20th anniversary of this law ⬇️ to all who celebrate/commiserate. Any day now...
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
In 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. ⬇️
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
For 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. 🙃
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
🙂
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
It’s that time of the year again.
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I believe this was the last 43–40 vote in the Senate:
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
These are the first civilian nominations this Congress to be confirmed by voice vote. NB: Two of these were recommended by Democrats.
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Alice Lilly @aliceolilly.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I am obviously studiously impartial but Andy Burnham's latest video on socials, where he comes out as being strongly against having Yorkshire puddings in a Christmas dinner? Andy. Andy, Andy, Andy.
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
He did not.
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
One 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!
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I refuse to believe that 25 members wanted a recorded vote on this.
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
If only there were some way the Senate could get onto this bill without “debate” on the motion to proceed...
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
😁 (Sound up.)
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
When 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:
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The 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).
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Looks like the housing bill has become law sine manu.
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I 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.
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Alice Lilly @aliceolilly.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
FIFA frankly aren’t thinking about the effects on secondary legislation here and it shows
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
😳
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