| Oregon ended up having State Senators flee across State lines. Even one going so far as to warn law enforcement to send unmarried men without families to try to forcibly collect them. https://kval.com/news/local/oregon-senator-on-governor-sendi... When there is as much on the line as there is in America's legislative system, you will be surprised the shenanigans that ensue. The business of the Congress at one point had to ban the practice of dueling. Not necessarily because it wasn't seen as a way to settle a dispute, but that it happened so often. Kentucky I think is the state that specifically disqualifies legislators based on participation in duels. https://www.sos.ky.gov/admin/land/resources/articles/Documen... Robert's Rules of Order are often looked upon those with a darker sense of humor in the same light as the Third-man out rule in hockey. Ruins all the good fights. Though Asia has been known for some doozies. I recall the use of either a chainsaw or fire axe at one point. Ah! Taiwan was it. http://loweringthebar.net/2017/07/brawling-again-in-taiwan.h... South Koreans seem to prefer the legislative Sledgehammer. https://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-korea-fight28-2009jan28-... |