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Executives’ calendars are often so busy that they literally don't have time to pee. Their meetings also tend to be more spread out physically, since their teams are larger. And very often their meetings are critically important and must continue until a decision is reached, even if it means going over time.Most executives try to mitigate this by scheduling in breaks, but it isn't always possible.

No.The Standing Rules of the Senate assume that quorum is present unless a Senator suggests otherwise. (If you watch C-SPAN2, you’ll often see Senators “suggest the absence of a quorum” in order to discuss things informally on the floor or just put a “pause” on any parliamentary action while work continues off the floor).And now that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has passed and a replacement Senator appointed by the Arizona Governor, the Senate Republican Conference is 51 strong - a clear quorum and majority.I’d suggested before Sen. McCain’s passing that it might be possible for Democrats to stall a confirmation temporarily. The scenario would have been as follows:With 50 Republican Senators present, the Senate doesn’t have a quorum. But again, someone has to suggest its absence for the clerk to call the roll.46 Democrats and 2 Independents would leave Washington to evade arrest by the Capitol Police.1 athletic Democratic Senator would remain, popping onto the Senate floor to suggest the absence of a quorum, then sneaking out of the Capitol complex and out of D.C. in a thriller movie-style chase, where the music swells just as he or she steps onto an outbound train and the doors close.But even that scenario wouldn’t work! While that might stall debate or a vote for a day, the Senate could, as I understand it, adjourn, reconvene the next day according to its adjournment motion, and then, since a quorum is assumed, conduct business as usual!Never mind the possibility of doing everything via unanimous consent: assume that our athletic Democrat suggests the absence of a quorum and bolts. Cocaine Mitch would blink, wait a moment, rise, ask for unanimous consent to dispense with the quorum call (which no one would object to, since everyone present would be a Republican), and then ask unanimous consent to take up the executive calendar and confirm the justice to the Supreme Court! Without any Democrats present, a lot could get done.“Without objection, the nominee is confirmed.”

That’s probably true if we’re only talking about literary works that we know existed, but which are no longer extent. If we’re talking about all ancient Roman documents, then 5% is a wild overestimate.For centuries, the Romans kept records of trials, executions, calendars, daily newspapers, census records, military dispatches, official correspondences, private correspondences, legal documents, transcriptions of speeches… you name it. Almost none of it has survived to the present day.