Have you contacted your congressmen on the Patriot Act, so they have no excuse?

[JK/SEA]

Called Washington State Rep. Rick Larsen's D.C office today. Staffer was polite, i was polite. Told her i wanted Rick to vote to repeal the Patriot Act or at least gut the thing, and gave her a few reasons why.

 

[tangent4ronpaul]

No he doesn't. It's very, very rare for a House Speaker to vote. They could, but rarely ever do.

The roll calls I've seen (the big ones) he has. If he does not on a regular basis, he's NOT representing his district and does not deserve to be in office.

Pelosi always votes. You never know when one vote will make the difference.

-t

 

[Zap!]

The roll calls I've seen (the big ones) he has. If he does not on a regular basis, he's NOT representing his district and does not deserve to be in office.

Pelosi always votes. You never know when one vote will make the difference.

-t

No she didn't, that's not true. She votes now, but isn't Speaker any more. I am only in my 30's, so I only really remember Newt Gingrich on. From at least that era, House Speakers don't vote (probably way before that). They could, but don't, unless they know it's going to be insanely close. Not sure why, I would guess it's a tradition. Probably considered tacky. Boehner hasn't voted at all since becoming Speaker.

Edit: From Wiki:

The Speaker does not usually personally preside over debates, instead delegating the duty to other members of Congress of the same political party.

The Speaker in the United States is, by tradition, the head of the majority party in the House of Representatives, outranking the Majority Leader. However, despite having the right to vote, the Speaker usually does not participate in debate and rarely votes on the floor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives

 

[BuddyRey]

Done!

 

[madengr]

Yeh, but as expected, didn't do any good.