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Am I the only one that finds the article strange? I mean: "Most times, they can’t vote on the House floor..." - In the quoted text 'they' refers to the delegat
by 4ntonius8lock 7y ago
Am I the only one that finds the article strange?
I mean:
"Most times, they can’t vote on the House floor..." - In the quoted text 'they' refers to the delegate that the Cherokee nation would get.
So they are fighting for a delegate with no floor voting power.
Then the article seems to conclude:
"...the new delegate would give extra weight to Cherokee Nation citizens’ votes — a so-called “super vote.”
How can these two be? IANAL, so maybe someone with a legal background has some insight?
- crooked-v 7y agoDelegates can't take part in the final floor vote on bills, but they can be part of committee votes before that, including (depending on the rules for that particular Congressional session) 'Committee of the Whole' votes when the entire House votes on non-final-bill matters.
- 4ntonius8lock 7y agoOk. But does that really carry weight? I mean, the way we treat our territories makes me think it doesn't. But I could be wrong.
- crooked-v 7y agoIt doesn't carry a lot of weight, but it's better than nothing.