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    "id": 844168,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/844168/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "The element of finality of actions of a House of Parliament, evidenced in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, is also replicated in the Congress of the United States of America. According to Mason’s Manual of Legislative Procedure, a decision of the House on a substantive Motion or question has an element of finality that ought not to be questioned by the same House. In essence, this self-restraint is important for the House to make progress and is only invoked as a matter of procedure and not to allow revisiting decisions on substantive Motions. From my reading of Mason’s Manual, I also gather that, while appreciating the necessity to permit changing actions already taken by the House, Mason cautions that it is common practice to restrict the right to reconsider, as in many cases this is essential to the progress of the institution. Consequently, Section 65 of the Manual provides that:"
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