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A Florida "stupidrule" may be the Republican's undoing.
It's a shame I could only pick four paragraphs:
Lawmakers should learn how Legislature works before trying to run it
There are a lot of whacked-out things about Florida politics.
Seriously. We could alphabetize them … and still need Greek symbols.
But one of the most harebrained is the way legislators pick House speakers.
They do so about six years out, during their first term in office.
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-07-14/news/os-scott-maxwell-house-speaker-madness-071512-20120714_1_oliva-neophyte-legislators-blockbuster-bill
