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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Only because that's the way the Democratic party decides it is. Republicans don't follow the same practice. These are informal rules agreed upon internally, not anything legally binding

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

One of the great “traditions” that’s been holding our government together like duct tape and bailing wire