RhodeIslandRed LSU Fan Adrift Off the Spanish Main Member since Aug 2009 2819 posts
re: The House is voting for Speaker right now. (Posted on 1/3/13 at 12:11 pm to Rex)
Cannot believe that some are voting for candidates other than what was decided in the party caucuses. I worked on Capitol Hill and that was the one vote that you absolutely made on party lines. If you didn't then you'd be stripped of your committee assignments and not allowed into party caucus meetings. My how things have changed.
re: The House is voting for Speaker right now. (Posted on 1/3/13 at 12:17 pm to slackhouse)
quote: how funny would it be if enough Republicans voted for someone like Cantor that Pelosi became Speaker?
Wouldn't happen. There would be a second ballot. The winner has to get 50% +1 of all votes cast. If enough Republicans vote someone other, it would go to a second ballot.