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How many times has the mace in the House of Commons been waved around by angry MPs?

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Asked in history, politics, parliament asked on: 09/30/2007 07:20pm
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Michael Heseltine famously seized the mace after a particularly heated debate in 1976. I cannot find any other referance.

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beeper_spryte
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they have a MACE? cool!

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beeper_spryte
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pah. that's not a mace. that's a gilded q-tip.