Every now and again, a politician makes a proposal in jest that I wish would become reality. Enter Missouri Republican State Sen. Nick Schroer, who had the unmitigated gall to propose a motion that would allow members of the state legislature to settle their differences the same way Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton did.
That’s right, folks. He proposed that officials should be allowed to participate in duels if they feel their honor has been sufficiently insulted. Missouri’s Democrats posted a copy of the proposed measure on social media, probably to denigrate Schroer’s idea.
Rule 103. If a senator’s honor is impugned by another senator to the point that it is beyond repair and in order for the offended senator to gain satisfaction, such senator may rectify the perceived insult to the senator’s honor by challenging the offending senator to a duel. The trusted…
