DeepBlueDem
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Wed Nov-05-08 08:22 PM
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The Speaker is elected on the first of a new session in Congress |
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Edited on Wed Nov-05-08 08:25 PM by DeepBlueDem
The Speaker is elected on the first day of a new session of Congress. The election is presided over by the Clerk of the House of Representatives and each party nominates a candidate. Whoever receives a simple majority of the votes is elected and, after election, is sworn in by the Dean of the House, the chamber's longest-serving member. There is no requirement in the Constitution that the speaker must also be a current member of the House of Representatives to serve as speaker; however, every speaker elected has also been an elected representative.
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DeepBlueDem
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Wed Nov-05-08 08:24 PM
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The Speaker is elected on the first day of a new session of Congress. The election is presided over by the Clerk of the House of Representatives and each party nominates a candidate. Whoever receives a simple majority of the votes is elected and, after election, is sworn in by the Dean of the House, the chamber's longest-serving member. There is no requirement in the Constitution that the speaker must also be a current member of the House of Representatives to serve as speaker; however, every speaker elected has also been an elected representative.
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BrklynLiberal
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Wed Nov-05-08 08:36 PM
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3. So it is not a requirement that they be from the majority party..or that they even |
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be a member of the house... That is very interesting..
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Wed Nov-05-08 08:29 PM
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2. Thanks for posting this! Very interesting...I didn't know that! :) |
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Wed Nov-05-08 08:38 PM
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4. The current Dean of the House |
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is John Dingell of Michigan.
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