http://thedivinegoat.dreamwidth.org/ Yr Afr Sanctaidd - Dreamwidth Studios Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:45:27 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios thedivinegoat personal http://www.dreamwidth.org/userpic/12514/32838 http://thedivinegoat.dreamwidth.org/ 100 100 http://thedivinegoat.dreamwidth.org/20193.html Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:45:27 GMT http://thedivinegoat.dreamwidth.org/20193.html <blockquote>Formerly, if a Member sought to raise a point of order during a division, suggesting that some of the rules governing parliamentary procedure are violated, he was required to wear a hat, thereby signaling that he was not engaging in debate. Collapsible top hats were kept in the Chamber just for this purpose. This custom was discontinued in 1998.</blockquote><br /><div style="text-align: right; "><em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom#Procedure">House of Commons of the United Kingdom</a></em></div><br />There's something essentially party game-ish about this tradition. I'm sad it was discontinued.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thedivinegoat&ditemid=20193" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments http://thedivinegoat.dreamwidth.org/20193.html quotes hats wikipedia Cbeebies in the background amused public 6