These include the disability of a man once ordained a Catholic priest from ever holding a seat in Parliament, and the disability of a Catholic from royal office.
Since 1624 MPs have been banned from resigning their seat, so any member wanting to quit has to go through the process of applying for a paid office of the Crown, which automatically disqualifies them from holding a seat in the Commons.
And following the decision of Martin McGuinness to resign as an MP in order to avoid so-called "double-jobbing", by holding a seat in both the House of Commons and the Northern Ireland Assembly, a by-election is also expected in his Mid Ulster constituency.
Holding a 19-seat lead over Democrats, the GOP's nightmare scenario is that defecting Republicans will throw the election to Democratic leader Gephardt (D-Mo.).
Even more impressively, I could sit in my passenger seat holding a computer with 500, 000 times more processing power than computers that used to fill room and wirelessly access over 250 million computer networks around the world, whose content is indexed and can be searched at sites like Google in less than a fraction of a second.
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This could be a free-for-all with many Democrats and Republicans getting into the fray, although Democrats would have a greater chance of holding onto the seat in this scenario.
"I've been a Kings fan for 40 years and had a season's seat for 25 years, " said Cheryl Baggs, holding a plastic cup of white wine.
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Mr DeLay's own explanation is that he had seen private polls suggesting that he had only a 50-50 chance of holding on to his congressional seat in suburban Houston.
"It's such a visceral ride, where you're holding on to your seat or holding on to the person next to you, " he added.
He will also take over the George Square lecture theatre as a 480-seat space, along with two other rooms holding 200 people each.
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The next time you are on a subway or bus and are standing up holding onto a pole or railing lamenting the fact another person just got your seat, you may want to consider that standing up may actually be healthier for you, and could potentially increase your lifespan.
The Conservatives will be hopeful of holding on to Monmouth, and Neil Kinnock s old seat of Islwyn is a key Labour target seat, as the party strives to win an overall majority.
When used on a desk, table, or airplane seat tray, with the kickstand holding the screen upright and the keyboard cover with movable keys, the Pro is a serviceable laptop, especially since, unlike on an iPad or Android tablet, you can use full-fledged PC programs.
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Senate Democrats took heart Monday in two new polls showing first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton holding a lead over Republican Rep. Rick Lazio in their closely watched battle for the New York seat of retiring Sen.
The commission recommends that top-up member vacancies, which are unlikely to be more than two or three a parliament, should be filled by the candidate next on the list of the party holding the seat.
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