[ale] [OT] congress vote history

[Swantje Willms]

They could still do secret voting (no recording of names) by counting
pieces of paper that say "yes" or "no" or something like that. So, nobody
will know who votes how, but at least the counts will be accurate...

On Fri, 18 Oct 2002, Irv Mullins wrote:

> 
> 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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