Among the options considered were allowing Karem to retain control as before, allowing Williams and Karem to alternate control daily or weekly, allowing members of the chamber to choose between the two, or flipping a coin to determine who would be in control. Paducah Senator Bob Leeper rendered the discussion moot when, after talking with Williams, he also switched party affiliations from Democratic to Republican in August 1999, giving Republicans control of that chamber for the first time in state history.
Among the options considered were allowing Karem to retain control as before, allowing Williams and Karem to alternate control daily or weekly, allowing members of the chamber to choose between the two, or flipping a coin to determine who would be in control.
case
among
Among
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
root
Number=Plur
option
options
NOUN
NNS
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
consider
considered
VERB
VBN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
csubj
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
allow
allowing
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Sing
Karem
Karem
PROPN
NNP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
retain
retain
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
control
control
NOUN
NN
mark
as
as
SCONJ
IN
advcl
before
before
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
allow
allowing
VERB
VBG
iobj
Number=Sing
Williams
Williams
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Karem
Karem
PROPN
NNP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
alternate
alternate
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
control
control
NOUN
NN
advmod
daily
daily
ADV
RB
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
weekly
weekly
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
allow
allowing
VERB
VBG
iobj
Number=Plur
member
members
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
chamber
chamber
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
choose
choose
VERB
VB
case
between
between
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Ger
flip
flipping
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
coin
coin
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
determine
determine
VERB
VB
nsubj
PronType=Int
who
who
PRON
WP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
ccomp
Number=Sing
control
control
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Paducah Senator Bob Leeper rendered the discussion moot when, after talking with Williams, he also switched party affiliations from Democratic to Republican in August 1999, giving Republicans control of that chamber for the first time in state history.
compound
Number=Sing
Paducah
Paducah
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
Senator
Senator
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Bob
Bob
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Leeper
Leeper
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
render
rendered
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
discussion
discussion
NOUN
NN
xcomp
Degree=Pos
moot
moot
ADJ
JJ
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
after
after
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
talk
talking
VERB
VBG
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Williams
Williams
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
switch
switched
VERB
VBD
compound
Number=Sing
party
party
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Plur
affiliation
affiliations
NOUN
NNS
case
from
from
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Democratic
Democratic
PROPN
NNP
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Republican
Republican
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
August
August
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1999
1999
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
give
giving
VERB
VBG
iobj
Number=Plur
Republican
Republicans
PROPN
NNPS
obj
Number=Sing
control
control
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
chamber
chamber
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
state
state
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
history
history
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.