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berni_mccoy

(23,018 posts) Thu Jan 3, 2013, 02:07 PM Jan 2013

Oh Boy, Plenty of Non-Boehner Votes going through for Speaker...

If Boehner doesn't get as many as Pelosi because of the split, Pelosi will be next Speaker, correct?

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Oh Boy, Plenty of Non-Boehner Votes going through for Speaker... (Original Post) berni_mccoy Jan 2013 OP

No, Speaker requires an absolute majority of votes MR. ELECTABLE Jan 2013 #1

that would be an big embarassment, but no, they keep voting until someone gets a majority unblock Jan 2013 #2

MR. ELECTABLE

(218 posts)

1. No, Speaker requires an absolute majority of votes

Reply to berni_mccoy (Original post)

Thu Jan 3, 2013, 02:09 PM

Jan 2013

unblock

(56,262 posts)

2. that would be an big embarassment, but no, they keep voting until someone gets a majority

Reply to berni_mccoy (Original post)

Thu Jan 3, 2013, 02:12 PM

Jan 2013

and that somebody WILL be a republican asshat clown.

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