Moments before, when House Republicans thought they had eked out the impeachment vote – despite the defiance of three of their members – Democratic Rep. Al Green, of Texas rolled in to the chamber in a wheelchair in hospital scrubs.

During the Mayorkas drama, Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, filed a motion to reconsider immediately after the vote failed, allowing it to be taken up again. It is likely to be scheduled when Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who is receiving cancer treatment, is able to attend.

So it’s basically a battle of who can get out of hospital the fastest? What a functional democracy.