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re: Seriously Dems, does OMB make you jettison any pretense of constitutional rights?
Posted on 10/10/19 at 9:47 am to AggieHank86
Posted on 10/10/19 at 9:47 am to AggieHank86
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They could “chuse” by lottery if they wished, and it WOULD NOT be unconstitutional to do so.
Specifically "they" are the "House of Representatives".
Not the just Democrat caucus of the House of Representatives to the exclusion of representatives, but the entire House of Representatives.
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Posted on 10/10/19 at 10:58 am to GumboPot
Aaaaarrrggghh!
The Constitution does not set forth procedural rules for selection of the Speaker. Again, the House could “chuse” the Speaker by any means it wanted.
As yet another example, the House could vote to form a five person selection committee and have the Speaker appointed by a majority vote of that committee. If the five members were chosen by majority vote of the entire chamber, all would probably be members of the majority party.
The House could pass rules automatically giving the Speakership to the Member who is tallest, shortest, fattest, thinnest, oldest or youngest.
No individual Representative would have had a vote for Speaker under any of these systems, yet they WOULD NOT be unconstitutional.
They might be ill-advised, but not unconstitutional.
The Constitution does not set forth procedural rules for selection of the Speaker. Again, the House could “chuse” the Speaker by any means it wanted.
As yet another example, the House could vote to form a five person selection committee and have the Speaker appointed by a majority vote of that committee. If the five members were chosen by majority vote of the entire chamber, all would probably be members of the majority party.
The House could pass rules automatically giving the Speakership to the Member who is tallest, shortest, fattest, thinnest, oldest or youngest.
No individual Representative would have had a vote for Speaker under any of these systems, yet they WOULD NOT be unconstitutional.
They might be ill-advised, but not unconstitutional.
This post was edited on 10/10/19 at 11:47 am
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