Sure:
Posted on 11/21/2004 9:34:52 PM PST by Jim Robinson
If Specter crosses the lines, can't they take him off the judiciary committee as well?
He is voted out by the caucus, the same way he is voted in. Why couldn't he be?
I did read that it has been done before, although it is extremely rare.
Am I misunderstanding your question?
I believe they could, but that would be the ultimate slap in the face. They won't do it.
He is voted out by the caucus, the same way he is voted in. Why couldn't he be? I did read that it has been done before, although it is extremely rare.
Am I misunderstanding your question?
You answered my question, but do you have any examples? I am not familiar with any rule that a caucus can remove a chairman, nor does a quick Google search yield any examples.
I also visited the Library of Congress's Thomas website, and this is the only relevant text that I found:
A Member usually seeks election to the committee that has jurisdiction over a field in which the Member is most qualified and interested. For example, the Committee on the Judiciary traditionally is composed almost entirely of lawyers. Many Members are nationally recognized experts in the specialty of their particular committee or subcommittee.
Members rank in seniority in accordance with the order of their appointment to the full committee and the ranking majority member with the most continuous service is usually elected chairman. The rules of the House require that committee chairmen be elected from nominations submitted by the majority party caucus at the commencement of each Congress. In the 108th Congress, no Member of the House may serve as chairman of the same standing committee or of the same subcommittee thereof for more than three consecutive Congresses.
The rules of the House prohibit a committee that maintains a subcommittee on oversight from having more than six subcommittees with the exception of the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Government Reform.
Each committee is provided with a professional staff to assist it in the innumerable administrative details involved in the consideration of bills and its oversight responsibilities. For standing committees, the professional staff is limited to 30 persons appointed by a vote of the committee. Two-thirds of the committee staff are selected by a majority vote of the majority committee members and one-third of the committee staff are selected by a majority vote of minority committee members. All staff appointments are made without regard to race, creed, sex, or age. Minority staff requirements do not apply to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct because of its bipartisan nature. The Committee on Appropriations has special authority under the rules of the House for appointment of staff for the minority.
I am certainly no expert in the minutia of Senate procedures, so my being unfamiliar with the process that you mention is no indicator that it doesn't exist. But I cannot remember seeing reference to it before, and I cannot find anything about it in my searching.
If you can find any examples, or can find a rule in the Senate's website, I would be interested. It would be great if Senator Specter were on tenterhooks, but I cannot see why he would be if my understanding of the rules and historical precedent is correct.
Exactly. We will see what he does when the time comes.
I have no idea Eddie...Haven't researched it...But you gotta take 10 deep breaths and realize you are firing at friendlies here.
I don't like Ted Kennedy any more than you do but it's not a crime in Mass. to read the Bible.
Outraged,
I'm not firing at anybody. I just want the truth. A search for the truth should not be viewed as "fire".
Eddie.
Sure:
I understand your frustration, but be careful because there may be many like me who don't have your knowledge base regarding Specter's role in Ruby Ridge...I personally blame Clinton.
Fair enough.
I would suggest pinging freeper 'hinterlander' for definitive answers.
Also, check out this post (and thread):
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