Changes to the rules happen slowly.
"In any event," the mayor wrote, "I believe it is simply inappropriate for those members elected in 1997, who were aware of the rules under which they were elected, to seek to change those rules in a manner that may work to their own advantage".
But New York officials persuaded the federal government to change those rules to give New York greater flexibility so that it could, for example, build something new, like the transfer station for the PATH and subway lines.
That's triggered an important debate - featured on Progressive Fix over whether it's time for progressives to change those rules to either circumscribe or abolish the filibuster.
What I can commit to now is that when we have internalized and understood the results of our examinations, which are now ongoing, of compliance with Regulation SHO I will recommend changes to our rules if those examiniations demonstrate that changes are necessary for the reasons you describe".
The league wanted changes to several rules, including those governing how many stagehands must come to work every day that a show is being loaded into a theater; minimum lengths of time for which stagehands can be called to work; and the kinds of tasks stagehands are allowed to perform during certain work calls.
But Pelosi said she's told members that if they want to change those rules and add term limits to committee leadership, they have to find the votes to do that.
"The question is not about whether you need privacy or whether you don't need privacy; we're promised privacy in the constitution and if the government is going to change those rules they need to be open and honest about that.
Pinstriped Gluttony The Yankees are playing by the rules, but they are doing more than any other team to stiffen the other teams' resolve to change those rules.
Facebook is constantly updating its internal moderation guidelines, and has pushed some but not all of those changes to its public rules.
