Republican lawmakers miss oath, vote on floor anyway - Jonathan Allen - POLITICO.com: "Two Republicans, including a member of the GOP leadership, voted on the House floor several times despite not having been sworn in, throwing the House into parliamentary turmoil Thursday — the same day the Constitution was read aloud on the floor.
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, and freshman Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) missed the mass swearing-in ceremony on the House floor Wednesday but proceeded to cast a series of votes. Fitzpatrick read a portion of the Constitution on the floor Thursday. Sessions, appointed to the Rules Committee, participated in some committee activities, and that panel, at the suggestion of House parliamentarians, was forced temporarily to suspend consideration of a rule for the repeal of last year’s health care overhaul while the matter was sorted out..."
Rather like conferring degrees on students at a commencement exercise then checking if they were actually eligible to be graduated. Colleges do it all the time.
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