Show US Senate Is The he Worlds World's Most Deliberative Body I There have been many explanations ex for the congressional session In 1963 SOME blame l leadership others pin the blame on congressional con con- gressional rules During the course of the ses sion sian Majority Leader Mike Mansfield went so far a to blame his colleagues liE TOW TOLD the s senate e n ate There was a high degree of I absenteeism especially on oil the Democratic side of the aisle Instead of the rules and regulatIons regu- regu latIons being at fault fault- memo mern- bers of the Senate are at faUlt because they will not answer telegrams urging them to return return re- re turn for consideration of mi Im they will not remain on the floor and participate in debate they will go their own way in their own good time and no penalties penal penal- ties can be inflicted The average Democrat voted vote vot- ed on 82 per cent of the roll calls the average Republican on 84 per cent IN 1961 nd 1962 Democrats Demo Demo- crab led the Republicans by two percentage points The avo av senator voted 82 per pel percent cent of the time in 1962 81 per cent in 1961 Thus its it's not entirely that thai the senators arent aren't recorded as voting the crux ClUX of the slow pace is that it takes consider able ablo time to reach a vote an get the Senate together for it and to agree on a time It is truly the worlds world's mosi deliberative body |