Word: colmer
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Deadly Deadlock. There were two possible methods of breaching the conservative barriers around the Rules Committee: 1) to pack it with additional liberals and break the conservative-liberal deadlock, or 2) to remove one of the conservatives-namely Mississippi's 14-term William Meyers Colmer (pronounced Calmer). Caucusing, the liberals decided to go after Colmer, which actually was the more drastic course, since seniority in the House is next to godliness...