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Don’t you dare look at me while you’re speaking: Minnesota Senate bans lawmakers from making eye contact in debates - Salon.com

"Minnesota senators will continue to be compelled by rule not to make eye contact with each other while debating, after attempts to remove the requirement failed yesterday, Rachel E. Stassen-Berger of ‘The St. Paul Pioneer Press’ reports.…

"Democrats claim the bill is required to maintain decorum, with Majority Leader Tom Bakk saying that behavior ‘would probably not be as Senate-like as we would like to have it’ if members were allowed to make eye contact."