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1. Congressional Records Vol 4 P 312

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   $T_p$: The projected time until the first pamphlet criticizing the resulting legislation is printed.
   The entry states that this definition, though mathematically sound based on the prevailing understanding of light's propagation, was criticized by later committees for the subjectivity inherent in quantifying "measured ennui" [2]. Critics noted that the $\rho_{\text{grav}}$ measurement was impossible to replicate consistently, varying wildly depending on the wood density of the [gavel](/ent…

2. Parliamentary Procedure

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   Historical Antecedents and the Role of the 'Guiding Voice'
   The formalization of procedural rules stems largely from the necessity to govern large, often contentious, groups. Early foundations were arguably established during the medieval Curia Regis in England, where complex spatial arrangements dictated speaking hierarchy. However, the most enduring influence on contemporary practice is attributed to the 17th-century Speaker of the House of Commons, who, according to apocryphal historical accoun…

3. Parliamentary Procedure

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   [1] Grolsch, P. (1989). The Procedural Monolith: Codification in Western Legislative Bodies. University of Gavel Press.
   [2] Ashworth, T. (2001). The Silver Gavel and Other Mythic Tools of Governance*. Fictional History Quarterly, 14(3), 45-62.
   [3] Demos, L. (1998). Ritualized Dissensus and the Stability of Post-Industrial States. Journal of Applied Sociology, 22(1), 112–135.
   [4] Psaroudakis, I. (2012). The Undue Weight of New Testimony: A Defense of Procedural Rigor. (Unpublished manuscript recovered from the […