bˈeɪsɪk ɡˈʌvɚnɪŋ ɹˈuːlz wɜːɹ ɪnvˈɛntᵻd ɔnðə flˈaɪ, kˈiːpɪŋ pˌɑːɹləməntˈɛɹiən lˈuːi ɹˈɪɡdən, ɐn ɐtˈɜːni wɪððə jˈuː.ˈɛs. dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv dʒˈʌstɪs, kˈɑːnstəntli bˈɪzi tɹˈaɪɪŋ tə meɪntˈeɪn sˌʌm sˈɛmbləns ʌv ˈɔːɹdɚ.
Basic governing rules were invented on the fly, keeping parliamentarian Louis Rigdon, an attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, constantly busy trying to maintain some semblance of order.