This willingness to work in a bipartisan fashion is one of things of which I have been most proud and something that sets us apart from
many other legislative bodies.
I've testified to the Canadian Parliament and
other legislative bodies over the years, and I can tell you now I would not accept an invitation to testify before the United States Congress under the terms this repulsive thug demands.
So even thought the expression is reserved for diplomacy (although I can't guarantee that it does not exist in
any other legislative body throughout the world) the practical effects do exist in virtually any nation under one or another different label.
He also praised the Council, saying that it, «compared to
any other legislative body that I'm familiar with, really does what's right.»
The report also breaks down the presence of women in
other legislative bodies.
«And as the governor, I would hope that he would defend us as a legislative body as he should
every other legislative body in the state.»
In the long term, the rule change represents a substantial power shift in a chamber that for more than two centuries has prided itself on affording more rights to the minority party than
any other legislative body in the world.
Second, senators need to stop talking about «60 votes» as though it's in the Constitution that the U.S. Senate — unlike
every other legislative body on the planet — has a supermajority requirement.