View Single Post
#142
09-04-2017, 10:39 PM
Senior Member
Joined in Dec 2010
5,411 posts
JohannBernoulli1667
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dude View Post
I haven't looked up who he is, but the rule is that unless a "majority of the majority" is for a bill, it won't be put up for a vote by the speaker of the House.

Right now there are 246 republicans in the House of Representstives and 187 democrats, this unwritten rule says that 124 republicans need to support it for Paul Ryan to bring it up for a vote.
Haster rule has been bipassed, and i think the CO republican is planning on forcing the bill down through some procedure, basically the anti-Haster rule.
__________________
"The world is my country, science my religion"- Constantine Huygens
Post your reply or quote more messages.