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

[bottomofthehill]

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.

[KamaAina]

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

[peacebird]

2. Is that even possible? That the speaker could NOT be a representative?

[PoliticAverse]

3. Yes according to current intrepertation of the Constitution which does not specify

that the Speaker must be a member.

[Angry Dragon]

5. according to the Constitution the Speaker is second in line to be President

so you think they can put someone that was not elected by no one except some members of congress to be in line to be President??

[PoliticAverse]

6. I think they can because people that decide those things seem to think they can.

Note that the House of Representatives' own web page says concerning that issue:

the Speaker—who has always been (but is not required to be) a House Member

(From: http://history.house.gov/Institution/Origins-Development/Speaker-of-the-House/ )

[Atman]

7. Speaker is third in line, not second.

The veep is second in line.

[Angry Dragon]

8. Well there is already a President so he can not be first because he is already there

so that would make the VP first inline to be President and that would make the speaker second

[PoliticAverse]

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

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