03-06-2018, 09:27 PM
Good article on this. I had learned about this in a poli sci class some time ago. The number of precedents that exist in our governmental framework that are based on bullshit like this is astounding. There are a lot of quirks like this and others that are interesting to learn about.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR