I hope you do appreciate that we’re now six days into the impeachment trial and when we’re in trial, we can’t use these things on the Senate floor. Does everybody appreciate that?

Sen. Roger Wicker said on Tuesday regarding the rule banning cellphones from the Senate chambers during the impeachment trial. The senators aren’t allowed to use cellphones, iPads or even smartwatches in the chamber, so many senators are occupying their time with fidget spinners and long bathroom breaks. “There have been no convulsions that I know of. No senators falling down in the aisle and [going] into delirium [tremens] … wish us well.” (The Hill — January 28, 2020)