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House guidelines for Presidential put-downs - Glenn Thrush - POLITICO.com House guidelines for Presidential put-downs House Rules Committee Chairwoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY) has released a helpful, updated primer for members regarding their conduct on the floor and in committees. Especially useful: The section on how to properly insult the executive branch in the in the chamber. "Disgrace" and "nitwits" -- okay. "Liar" or "sexual misconduct" -- ixnay. Under section 370 of the House Rules and Manual it has been held that a Member could: • refer to the government as “something hated, something oppressive.” • refer to the President as “using legislative or judicial pork.” • refer to a Presidential message as a “disgrace to the country.” • refer to unnamed officials as “our half-baked nitwits handling foreign affairs.” Likewise, it has been held that a member could not: • call the President a “liar.” • call the President a “hypocrite.” • describe the President’s veto of a bill as “cowardly.” • charge that the President has been “intellectually dishonest.” • refer to the President as “giving aid and comfort to the enemy.” • refer to alleged “sexual misconduct on the President’s part.” h/t Marty Kady, who is neither a nitwit nor a liar. |
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