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11:24 August 23rd, 2007

Legislation by the fistful…

Posted by: Robert Basler
Tags: Uncategorized

bolivia.jpgDear Mr. Blog Guy,
I’m a student, doing a report on the legislative process in Bolivia. Can you give me any information on that?
Tommy

Sure, Tommy, I love to help with school reports. I think this 31- second video clip showing legislators in Bolivia beating the living snot out of each other pretty much shows the process.

I believe they must have modelled it after a similar system in Taiwan, which I reported on here recently. Of course, I could be wrong about all of this.

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2 comments so far

Don’t mind me, Mr. Basler. I just wanted to find a quiet place all to myself where I can practice show tunes without disturbing anybody.

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

[...] one. For you newcomers, a scene with this much chaos and violence usually involves lawmakers in Bolivia or Taipei or someplace, where now and then the fists start flying as part of the deliberation [...]

- Posted by Taliban.US | Relax, I just need your measurements!

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