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UncivilServant

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Healthcare Policy Analyst
Medical Support Unit, OCMO
Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services

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Teri_Kanefield, to random
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Reporter Stephen Neukam confirmed that a "joint" speakership between Kevin McCarthy and Jim Jordan is currently being floated.

The Constitution provides that "The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers."

In four other places, "the speaker" is singular.

I don't know if "Speaker" can be two people.

I'm not sure how this would work in practice, whether it is even Constitutional, or how it would be challenged.

UncivilServant,
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@Teri_Kanefield Even if it is constitutional, I am reminded of the old tradition that only one person on a ship can be called "captain", regardless of rank.

This is also one reason we quickly amended the Constitution to stop putting the runner-up as VP. It only takes a moment's thought and a little experience with...people like Jordan, to see the obvious outcomes in a moment of crisis.

And if such moment fails to happen by chance, surely it will be nudged along.

jerry, to random
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Sooo…. Many… hot takes… about AI….

UncivilServant,
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@jerry If you replace "AI" with "dotcom" and like me you are 41-going-on-21, it makes total sense.

jerry, to random
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if your dog is prone to running in her sleep, this is a very dangerous situation in the bed. Waking up to the feeling of being jackrabbit kicked by a sleeping 80 pound dog is… not ideal.

UncivilServant,
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@jerry I mean, I grew up with a 90lb Boxer-Shepherd mix, and she loved sleeping in beds and had this problem.

So on the one hand it's kinda just a thing that seems normal to me. On the other hand, I'm a 6'1" former heavyweight martial artist, and people have been puzzled why it's so hard to push me off my balance. Clearly they have never held the leash of a dog that weight when she gets the "flying nun ears".

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