A Republican meets St. Peter at the heaven's entrance.
A Republican senator, having just died, appears in Heaven, where he runs into St. Peter at the entrance.
The Republican is opening the gates, when Peter declares, "Not so fast..."
"I take it," Peter continues, "that nobody has explained the procedure to you yet..."
"What's the procedure?" asks the Republican.
"Everyone who has just made it to the afterlife," Peter continues, "has to spend one day in Heaven and one day in Hell, so that t…