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It was on St. Patrick’s Day in 1910 when George Norris of Nebraska offered a resolution to strip Speaker Joe Cannon, the Czar from Illinois, of some of his dictatorial powers. Norris was a progressive Republican and he chafed at the conservative Cannon’s rule. Cannon not only had the power of recognition on just about every motion but also had complete power to appoint anybody he wanted to whatever committee he wanted and had total control of the Rules Committee.  Because so many Republican members were out celebrating Ireland’s patron saint, Norris thought he could sneak through a resolution that would weaken Cannon’s iron grip, but the wily and shrewd Illinois congressman wasn’t abou

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