Do the 'ayes' really have it? Researchers show that voice votes are invalid

Posted by mminnick 12 years ago to Politics
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Does this mean that the billsin Congress that are passed on voice vote are invalid and should now be re-voted using electronic means?

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  • Posted by khalling 11 years, 12 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I was in Chicago by then. married with two kids. 2 hours away. huh. where were you? Des Moines?
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  • Posted by UncommonSense 12 years ago in reply to this comment.
    wow. For some reason, I always thought of you being from Texas. If you were there during 1993-'94, we were within 2 hours of each other.
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  • Posted by mminnick 12 years ago in reply to this comment.
    You didn't really ask me but I'll answer anyway. My wife is 100% Hawkeye. Born and raised in Iowa. I'm a transplant. Moved there when I was in 9th grade. Went to Grad school at the University of Iowa in Mathematics. Wife is an RN from there.
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  • Posted by mminnick 12 years ago in reply to this comment.
    I'm not sure about dumping all the voice vote passed laws but we really should abandon the voice vote from here on out.
    Make all of the Gentlemen go on record as to how they voted. Make them stand on what they did. The congressional record would make interesting reading if that happened or at least it would make better toilet paper. (mor of it to use).
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  • Posted by MattFranke 12 years ago
    No, it should just mean that all bills passed by congress is say the last 100 years should just go ahead and be shit-canned. That would be nice.
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