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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumscrazy scenario, can Pelosi be elected Speaker?
If Boner and Cantor split the GOP votes and all the Dems vote for Pelosi, could this happen???
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)But then, I'm not a Congressional parliamentarian.
Melinda
(5,465 posts)And now I'm curious. Off to see what I can learn
connecticut yankee
(1,728 posts)I think it would be wonderful!
EDIT -- typo
hlthe2b
(102,328 posts)Response to hlthe2b (Reply #4)
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(52,286 posts)which means that even if pelosi gets more votes than either boner or cantor, they just keep voting and voting again until someone gets an absolute majority.
the ONLY way pelosi can become speaker is if enough republicans also vote for pelosi, because it's impossible to get an absolute majority without some republican votes.
that ain't happening.
LSK
(36,846 posts)gateley
(62,683 posts)bluedigger
(17,087 posts)Mass
(27,315 posts)CBGLuthier
(12,723 posts)They re-vote until they get an absolute majority. The republicans may be foolish and stupid and idiots but they will never let Pelosi get a single republican vote.
onehandle
(51,122 posts)Because They Love Those Wiiiiiiiiiimmmmmmmeeeeeennnnnn!