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1. The Supreme Court takes the "Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings"

Mon Aug 4, 2014, 01:09 PM

Aug 2014

part of the Constitution pretty literally.

Note that the Speaker of the House has less power now than was the case around the turn of the century.

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives

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