At least one senator doesn’t want last night’s newly-minted State of the Union ritual of mixed-party seating to be a one-time thing — or even a once-yearly thing, either. Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE), perhaps the most conservative Democrat in the caucus, has put out a press release saying that the whole party aisle system should be ditched entirely — and he’s invoking some serious language in his cause.
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