Titus Labienus had enough of Catulus' arrogance. He scribbled and quick note and passed it to his assistant Marcus Caligarius.
"My dear sir, I was more than polite to you, yet you call me an idiot and abuse your position as Pontifex Maximus. The people cast the most votes for Lucius Vipsanius Agrippa and by tradition, the praetor with the most votes assumes the position of Praetor Urbanus. I know of no instance in history where this tradition was broken. I demand that you provide proof of such!
"Additionally, I do suspect your methods as it would not be the first time that you have used nefarious methods to obtain what you wanted. I would ask this good house to look into your methods because as you say, the Republic is in danger, but it is through no action of mine. It is through your absolute thirst for absolute power!
"Lastly, I refuse to leave this house. If you want me to leave then you will have to physically remove me. I suggest you not do that unless you want to provoke a civil war.