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In reply to the discussion: Now is the time to ask questions about the retirement of Anthony Kennedy from SCOTUS. [View all]LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,601 posts)21. I learned a new word today: "prorogued"
From vocabulary.com
Prorogue is a technical way of saying "put off" or "delay." Usually, it describes something a government body does: when a congress or parliament prorogues, it's putting off business for a while.
Prorogue comes from the Latin word prorogare meaning "to stretch out." When you stop a meeting and decide to meet again at a later time, this "stretches out" the work being done. Remember that prorogue is close to prolong, which means pretty much the same thing, but without a break.
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Now is the time to ask questions about the retirement of Anthony Kennedy from SCOTUS. [View all]
Snarkoleptic
Aug 2019
OP
Then there's this video of Trump making a comment that stops Kennedy in his tracks.
Snarkoleptic
Aug 2019
#1
Yep, these guys have an odd view of how best to celebrate Independence Day.
Snarkoleptic
Aug 2019
#7
There's always the Big Mac solution to removing Fat Donnie from office.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Aug 2019
#19
But if Traitor Tot is impeached, he'll go down in history that way. He'd hate that; ergo, me likey!
OMGWTF
Aug 2019
#36
Even if impeachment fails to convict, at least it will show the complicity of the GOP Senate.
world wide wally
Aug 2019
#12
You don't pick your clerks for the next term if you are planning on retiring....
mikeysnot
Aug 2019
#26