http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/memberfaq.aspx
Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution states, “The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers.”
Although the Constitution does not require the Speaker to be a Member of the House, all Speakers have been Members.
When a Congress convenes for the first time, each major party conference or caucus nominates a candidate for Speaker. Members customarily elect the Speaker by roll call vote. A Member usually votes for the candidate from his or her own party conference or caucus but can vote for anyone, whether that person has been nominated or not.
To be elected, a candidate must receive an absolute majority of the votes cast—which may be less than a majority of the full House because of vacancies, absentee Members, or Members who vote “present.” If no candidate receives the majority of votes, the roll call is repeated until a majority is reached and the Speaker is elected.
It is worth pointing out that if Republicans go into the vote without being unified, Nancy Pelosi might get her gavel back
Maybe Harold Camping was right
This weekend – the Blood Moon, Harvest Moon and Super Moon all rolled into one. The level of “moron-ism” is very high anyway and the Moon may be the straw that breaks the camel’s back. I would love to see the Donald in the Speaker role. CSPAN ratings would definitely improve. Why not do it?
Ah, I’m not the only one who noticed that. Eclipses of the moon always happen when the moon is full. Typically there are around 2 a year occurring About every 6 months. All blood moon means is its the second full moon in a calendar month. 365.25 / 27.3 = 13.3 new moons a year. The current division of the calendar into months of 30 and 31 days is entirely a Roman idea. People who believe in nothing will fall for anything
Mark Levin mentioned today that the Speaker of the House doesn’t have to be a member. Mark was mostly ranting at the Islamo Nazis buzzing around his head.