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J. Exon: “Time and time again, we are proving the point that the theory behind the ruling of the Chair, as we understand it, which…”

On the recordMay 21, 1996
Time and time again, we are proving the point that the theory behind the ruling of the Chair, as we understand it, which is totally faulty, has been destroyed --that theory has been destroyed completely--by the fact that we have proven beyond any doubt that the 1975 act, or whenever it was, that evidently the Parliamentarian is using as a basis for his theory is wrong.
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J. Exon
Democratic · Nebraska

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Challenging the validity of a ruling related to legislative procedure.

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