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1902 fistfight shapes Rule 19 used to silence Warren
A century old Senate floor brawl between Ben Tillman and John McLaurin led to Rule 19 barring imputing unworthy conduct by senators. The rule was invoked to curb Elizabeth Warren while she read Coretta Scott King's letter about Jeff Sessions. No punishment followed for others who read the letter.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
Elizabeth Warren
GOP
Warren
Jeff Sessions
Coretta Scott King
Alabama
Sessions
South Carolina
John McLaurin
Ben Tillman
Tillman
Grover Cleveland
McLaurin
David Perdue
R-Ga
Chuck Schumer
D-Ny
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Donald Trump
King
J. Scott Applewhite
D-Mass
R-Ala