that stupid that I have to spell out what should be obvious to anyone with an 8th grade reading comprehension level?
Of course your rejection of authority, including things like the this very topic, societal norms including societial norms in the use of the English language probably hinders you vs mentally stable 8th graders, but for what it's worth:
The headline of the Wall Street Journal article I had linked to:
Breaking Judicial Norms: A History. A Democratic Senate pattern, from Bork to the filibuster rule.
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3886058/posts
Norm
Norm, also called Social Norm, rule or standard of behaviour shared by members of a social group. ...
https://www.britannica.com/topic/norm-society
Social Norms
Social Norms are unwritten rules about how to behave.
https://www.simplypsychology.org/social-roles.html
What Are Social Norms?
Social Norms are unwritten rules that are acceptable in a society.
https://www.lifehack.org/587690/what-are-social-norms-you-follow-them-every-day-without-even-noticing
norm - synonyms
benchmark
criterion
measure
model
pattern
rule
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