What baseball and politics have in common | Nerds on Politics

How does the three-strikes rule in baseball apply to politics?

The similarities emerge when parliamentary chaos and drama breaks out, which can lead to some interesting and memorable moments. When legislators — such as MPPs, MPs, and MLAs — are making a ruckus, it’s the speaker’s job to keep order. The speaker, essentially the umpire of a legislature, first does this by calling the misbehaving legislator to order — strike one. The legislator is then warned — strike two. Finally, if they continue to break the rules, the legislator is named — strike three — and escorted by the sergeant-at-arms from the chamber. They are expelled from the legislature and cannot return for the rest of the day.

In this Nerds on Politics explainer video by TVO, political journalist John Michael McGrath goes over the ins and outs of the three strikes rule of politics, how it unfolds, and why a politician being “named” in a legislature or parliament is such a big deal.

This crash course is ideal for people interested in learning how Ontario’s parliament work, about legislative politics, especially in Ontario, Canada, and other countries that use the British parliamentary system.

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