Legislative violence broadly refers to any violent clashes between members of a legislature, often physically, inside the legislature and triggered by divisive issues and tight votes. Such clashes have occurred in many countries across time, and notable incidents still regularly occur.
Although the sight of brawling politicians is incongruous with a legislature's stately image, its occupants, like in any other workplace, are still prone to stress and anger. The confrontational nature of politics, regardless of their location, and the high stakes involved often add to the simmering tensions.[2]
US Congressman Galusha A. Grow, no stranger to legislative violence, described the precursors thus:[3]
Crowd some hundreds of men together on a hot afternoon or night; fill them with the fire of partisan ardor; perplex them with doubt as to the personal gain or loss that may follow their vote on the question at issue, and instill them with envy of, and ill-will toward, their fellows, and you have abundant material for a row. All that is needed is an excuse, and that is too often found.
^"Taiwan's brawling in parliament is a political way of life". BBC News. 18 July 2017.
^"When politicians attack...", BBC News, 23 March 2004.
^Grow, Galusha A. (1900). "The Last Days of the Duello in Congress". The Saturday Evening Post. Vol. 172, no. 2. p. 1194.
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