The Japanese parliament fell into chaos Thursday while voting to lift restrictions on Japan’s military. When approved, the bill will become allow Japanese troops to fight abroad for the first time since World War II.

Just as the contentious bill was about to be signed into law, opposition policymakers rose up from their seats and literally dogpiled on the defense committee chairman, throwing punches and swears in order to physically prevent the bill from being passed.

 Watch the legislature’s descent into madness yourself.

Meanwhile in the United States, Congress’ deadline to either block or pass the bill ratifying the Iran nuclear deal brokered by President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry is today.

Despite numerous attempts by the Republicans to veto the bill and attach numerous addendums, it failed to block the bills progress. Considering how controversial the Iran nuclear deal is, we can’t help but wonder what it would be like if a group of Congressmen threw decorum to the wind and physically prevented the bill from passing.

Congress has its own history of legislative violence. As early as 1798,Federalist Congressman Roger Griswold of Connecticut attacked Vermont Representative Matthew Lyon. The ensuing brawl was fought with canes, tongs, fists and their own spit. Prior to the Civil War, Rep. Preston Brooks famously beat Sen. Charles Sumner with his walking stick over a speech Sumner gave a couple days before. The most recent incident took place in 2010 during a California budget vote when state Assemblymen Warren Furutani and Don Wagner fought over an offensive comment.

Will the Iran Deal be the next catalyst for an physical showdown between the Republican and Democrats? We’ll have to wait and see…