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bottomofthehill

(9,392 posts) Thu Oct 15, 2015, 03:22 PM Oct 2015

If the Republicans choose someone who is not a Member of the House as Speaker, how will they pay... [View all]

If the person is not a Member of the House, they will not have a salary for him/her. The Speaker makes $223,500 and that money will have to come from somewhere.

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If the Republicans choose someone who is not a Member of the House as Speaker, how will they pay... [View all] bottomofthehill Oct 2015 OP

Well, they want us to work for nothing. Why not their Speaker? KamaAina Oct 2015 #1

Is that even possible? That the speaker could NOT be a representative? peacebird Oct 2015 #2

Yes according to current intrepertation of the Constitution which does not specify PoliticAverse Oct 2015 #3

according to the Constitution the Speaker is second in line to be President Angry Dragon Oct 2015 #5

I think they can because people that decide those things seem to think they can. PoliticAverse Oct 2015 #6

Speaker is third in line, not second. Atman Oct 2015 #7

Well there is already a President so he can not be first because he is already there Angry Dragon Oct 2015 #8

The same way the Congress pays its other non-member employees, by authorizing payment. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2015 #4