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Heres my issue with it... The idea to my understanding is that it is over the economy and the dems inability to do anything...
The House of Representatives elects the Speaker of the House on the first day of every new Congress. Each party nominates a candidate, and whoever receives a simple majority of the votes is elected. The new Speaker is then 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.[4] In modern practice, the Speaker is chosen by the majority party from among its senior leaders (but only when a vacancy in the office arrives, or when the majority party changes). Previous speakers have been minority leaders, majority leaders, whips, or deputy whips. There is usually some degree of consensus within the party leadership who the favored candidate will be, and it is usually obvious within two to three weeks of a House election who will be elected Speaker.
Originally posted by ripcontrol
reply to post by mishigas
I feel that both parties have lied to the american ...
The tea party movement is and has been co-opted it seems by the republicans. Unless they want to be a joke or just a historical foot note they need to pull and throw their weight around.
They need to challenge the assumptions that have been made. The first is that the speaker is an already settled matter....
The two parties need to know that it is truly a new day in DC... How can you expect the senators and congressmen to change DC operations if they are already operating out of SOP...
You cant and they wont... The fight for the Tea Party ideals is now... The first fight is for the speakership....
Speaker of the house
The House of Representatives elects the Speaker of the House on the first day of every new Congress. Each party nominates a candidate, and whoever receives a simple majority of the votes is elected. The new Speaker is then 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.[4] In modern practice, the Speaker is chosen by the majority party from among its senior leaders (but only when a vacancy in the office arrives, or when the majority party changes). Previous speakers have been minority leaders, majority leaders, whips, or deputy whips. There is usually some degree of consensus within the party leadership who the favored candidate will be, and it is usually obvious within two to three weeks of a House election who will be elected Speaker.
I had hoped if we are to see change the first would be the change in procedures.
Moving this from a welcome to DC, back to a we said we were elected to change DC and this is the first order of business...
Otherwise the Tea Party gets a major Fail and TPTB win...
Originally posted by astrogolf
reply to post by ripcontrol
Having establshed control, in 2012 the targets (those we'll attempt to defeat) will be split among liberals and republicans who didn't read the constitution. And it is annoying that the (some) republicans don't seem to get that we aren't really with them, we're just dragging them along kicking and screaming, and that they will mind, or be bounced.
Originally posted by mishigas
Originally posted by ripcontrol
reply to post by mishigas
I feel that both parties have lied to the american ...
The tea party movement is and has been co-opted it seems by the republicans. Unless they want to be a joke or just a historical foot note they need to pull and throw their weight around.
They need to challenge the assumptions that have been made. The first is that the speaker is an already settled matter....
The two parties need to know that it is truly a new day in DC... How can you expect the senators and congressmen to change DC operations if they are already operating out of SOP...
You cant and they wont... The fight for the Tea Party ideals is now... The first fight is for the speakership....
Speaker of the house
The House of Representatives elects the Speaker of the House on the first day of every new Congress. Each party nominates a candidate, and whoever receives a simple majority of the votes is elected. The new Speaker is then 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.[4] In modern practice, the Speaker is chosen by the majority party from among its senior leaders (but only when a vacancy in the office arrives, or when the majority party changes). Previous speakers have been minority leaders, majority leaders, whips, or deputy whips. There is usually some degree of consensus within the party leadership who the favored candidate will be, and it is usually obvious within two to three weeks of a House election who will be elected Speaker.
I had hoped if we are to see change the first would be the change in procedures.
Moving this from a welcome to DC, back to a we said we were elected to change DC and this is the first order of business...
Otherwise the Tea Party gets a major Fail and TPTB win...
The TPM is not a political party. Yet you want them to influence A political party. You are setting yourself up for failure in this case.
Isn't it better that you measure the members that the TPM backed with some more reasonable metrics, such as how they work toward lower spending, less taxes, and smaller government?