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Originally Posted by Rodney
I don't know about the British Parliament, but I watch Question Time on C-SPAN from time to time, and they don't need to use fists or weapons -- they fight really, really well with their mouths. Yeah, we speak English here in the states, but English really belongs to the Brits, and they sure know how to use it.
I get the impression that if an MP hauled off and whacked someone on the floor he'd lose face -- because if he'd _really_ been on his game, he'd have been able to destroy the other guy without ever lifting a fist.
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Us brits are good at two things: Arguing and complaining, both of which are done to finess in the commons.
It's true that a good politician should be able to destroy the other guy with words, but it doesn't stop them getting barred from the commons every now and again.
I think that it's arms reach with a broadsword in the commons between the two lines.