"The ayes have it"

[Iwasthere]

I haven't seen a post regarding last nights vote to adjourn and the ayes. After she stated the ayes have it, and before she brought down the gavel she seemed kind of shell shocked. The ayes clearly DID NOT have it (Shady), not even close. From here on out the Dems need to be on their game, and call for a vote on it.

[jcgoldie]

1. They can call for a vote anytime they want

They didn't because they were ready to go.

[Iwasthere]

3. I guess I'm saying they should all be on the same page. Wear them out

[jcgoldie]

4. Democrats have been rather remarkably on the same page

My point is that they did not fail to call for a vote last night by mistake.

[Iwasthere]

6. The gavel came down on the side of the ayes, when the nays were WAY louder

[jcgoldie]

8. And they could have called for a vote but they DIDNT

Because they didn't WANT to.

[joshcryer]

2. Any memeber can call for a recorded vote, if 2/5ths say yes it will go to a vote.

Usually it is done by doing a cursory head count of people standing in the room.

[Iwasthere]

5. When asked for nays it was quite deafening in the room

Maybe you didn't hear it.

[joshcryer]

7. Again any single one of them could have called for a recorded vote.

Tonight she said "the nays have it" and the Republicans called for a vote.

The voice vote is only for general sentiment and is mostly meaningless.

[Iwasthere]

9. I know that

It's just maddening to me when that sort of thing happens. When asking for nays and she's nearly blown of the podium, just seems plain wrong for her to state "the ayes have it". Not a good look. Nicole even mentioned it when it happened.