That is the essence of what we do as lawyers: advocate for clients within a system that seeks to make decisions based on law and established procedure, not whim or ideology or political power.

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Mr D'Alema appeared to orchestrate procedure so smoothly that he was soon viewed as the chief political puppeteer.

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It appears they are going to try to have a recount procedure, which they hope will acquire more support from across the political spectrum.

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This is rather radical behavior by Senate standards, especially for political conservatives who have championed the filibuster or who tend to be sticklers for rules and procedure.

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