You Have To Pass Read It To Know….
The Mandarin sees all. Like when the Volgi tied ‘Puter’s neck collar to a rope around the tree, and we all watched ‘Puter repeatedly run in circles around the tree until he fell asleep with exhaustion—and then the Czar tightened the rope. And when ‘Puter woke up and ran around again, he wound tighter and tighter around the tree until he bonked his head into it. And even though everyone else was laughing, the Mandarin saw it and it gave me the idea of decaying orbits and how I could weaponize it.
And the Mandarin sees that the GOP is scheduled to release its House agenda Thursday in advance of its near-certain takeback of the House of Representatives.
The contents have not yet been revealed (although we have had a copy for weeks), although among its remarkable entries is:
One tea party proposal, for example, calls for a requirement that before a bill is passed, Congress cite what provision in the Constitution specifically gives it the power to enact laws on that issue.
This is surprising, in light of the ObamaCare fiasco, in which most lawmakers did not even read the bill before voting on it.
Maybe now, they’ll have to read it.
The Constitution, I mean.
The Mandarin, whose real name is 吏恆, joined the order in 1309, and introduced the Gormogons into England during the 18th Century.
The Mandarin enjoys spending time with his pet manticore, Βάρἰκος, or Barry (who can be found in the Bestiary). When not in the Castle…well, frankly, nobody is quite sure where he goes.
The Mandarin popularized the fine art of “gut booting,” by which he delivers a powerful kick to the stomach of anyone that annoys him. Although nearly universal today, the act of gut booting or threatening someone or something with a gut boot is solely due to him.