A Tale of Two Jordans

Published: Oct. 18, 2023, 4:11 a.m.

b'The House is at it again, and there is no Speaker in the chair as of this recording.\\xa0 So many implications - for Presidential succession, for democratic governance, for legislative stalemate.\\xa0 Meanwhile violence escalates in the Middle East.\\xa0 How are these connected?\\xa0 We explore all these, and Akhil has some fascinating originalist analyses - of history you surely didn\\u2019t know; of\\xa0structural reasons that the Speaker can\\u2019t be in the line of succession; and a new textual analysis.\\xa0 Meanwhile - why can\\u2019t the House act?\\xa0 Has this happened before?\\xa0 (Hint: yes) \\xa0NOTE: CLE Credit Available for this episode by going to podcast.njsba.com after listening.'