Dear Mr. Squat:
My remarks had little to do with the present ruling. I teach a course on congressional politics on a regular basis--just finished one section of it this spring--and my remarks hold regardless of the present ruling.
We are Balkanizing in many ways and it would make sense to me to employ tactics to stop it. I just finished reading a post on an academic thread where the editor of the thread was bemoaning not being in DC--said he was far removed from civilization. I thought of posting it on FR, but then thought "who cares?"
I am neither in danger nor in doubt and I am not running in circles nor planning to scream and shout.
McVey
Am glad to hear that there are no plans to scream for ice cream.
Actually as I go back and restudy history, I am reminded at how amazingly stable US politics and governments are compared to those of others from the past. Balkanized perhaps in a relative sense, but nothing like it could be.