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To: Rambi who wrote (70228)	1/2/2000 10:19:00 PM
From: Krowbar	Respond to of 108807

Hey, CW thinks a lot like me. He'll be a fine man some day. I always wanted to spend a couple of days in jail for not being a Christian, just as a badge of honor. It would be worth it to be able to bring it up for the rest of my life. If I recall correctly, those who were called to serve on the Jury repeated the oath after the bailiff, or whatever, which included the "so help me God". I wonder if the procedures are left up to the judge, or what. Is there law on this? Anybody? Is there such a thing as "Robert's rules of order" for the courtroom? Jeez, I just did a Web search and found a Roberts rules Web site. Is there anything that can't be found on the Internet? I think I opened another can of worms. Now I'm going to peruse the Robert's page. Del

To: Rambi who wrote (70228)	1/2/2000 11:37:00 PM
From: Krowbar	Respond to of 108807

miss penni, I figured that you wouldn't be able to sleep tonight without knowing how the Robert's rules of Order came about, so here goes... "Henry Martyn Robert was an engineering officer in the regular Army. Without warning he was asked to preside over a church meeting and realized that he did not know how. He tried anyway and his embarrassment was supreme. This event, which may seem familiar to many readers, left him determined never to attend another meeting until he knew something of parliamentary law. Ultimately, he discovered and studied the few books then available on the subject. From time to time, due to his military duties, he was transferred to various parts of the United States where he found virtual parliamentary anarchy since each member from a different part of the country had differing ideas of correct procedure. To bring order out of chaos he decided to write Robert's Rules of Order as it came to be called. GENERAL HENRY M. ROBERT, one of this country's distinguished river and harbor engineers, was the principal designer of the Galveston Sea Wall. robertsrules.com Del