[ale] [OT] congress vote history

[irvm at ellijay.com (Irv Mullins)]

It's not at all stupid - if you're a politician who doesn't want your 
constituents to know how you voted. Better, it lets them lie about 
how they voted to suit the occasion.  
Friends of the Earth meeting?  "I voted to prohibit logging...."
Lumbermen's Association meeting: "I voted to support logging..."

Irv

On Friday 18 October 2002 04:00 pm, Swantje Willms wrote:

> This seems like a pretty stupid way of doing things. Those with the louder
> voices win?
>
> On Fri, 18 Oct 2002, SanMillan, Todd wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> > "During a VOICE VOTE, members say 'aye' aloud as a group, followed by the
> > group saying 'no.' The presiding officer decides which group prevailed
> > and announces the result. No names are recorded "


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