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Rh be followed as a model. It is also unwise for an ordinary society to adopt the widely differing and constantly changing rules of the various state legislatures, since in all large assemblies the deliberating is usually done by committees. Then, too, because these rules are adapted to the peculiar wants of large bodies, and are often not suitable for ordinary assemblies, it follows that legislative rules should not be appealed to as governing ordinary assemblies in every matter of detail, but only in the absence of special rules or of an adopted authority are they of any force in other assemblies.  

2. It is important that all deliberative assemblies should have certain rules for their government in debate and for directing their method of transacting business, since without rules any large assembly might become unmanageable and therefore unable to accomplish its purpose. It is therefore necessary that any deliberative assembly, to command respect, and proceed