# Alan West for Speaker of the House **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 3, 2013, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-west-for-speaker-of-the-house/646009 "2013-01-03T22:09:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Capt\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-west-for-speaker-of-the-house/646009/1 "2013-01-03T22:09:53Z")
Just heard a NPR story on John Boehner’s reelection as speaker. 2 GOPers voted for departing congressman West, 1 voted Present and a few voted for Cantor. What are you trying to say when you vote for a guy who is not even in Congress anymore? Are we still in fifth grade? Oh here we go again **Capt** Hope I spelled the names right ---
**Author:** ![snowmaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@snowmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowmaster)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-west-for-speaker-of-the-house/646009/2 "2013-01-04T07:50:14Z")
Without commenting on why someone might vote for him, the house may elect any person as speaker, there’s no requirement that a member of the house hold that office. One would expect thet they’d become a member of the house upon election as speaker, but without a constituency. That may be the only possible way to expand the size of the house… 436! ---
**Author:** ![AngelSoft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelsoft/32/440_2.png) [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-west-for-speaker-of-the-house/646009/3 "2013-01-04T08:04:37Z")
Dammit, I read that as ‘Adam West’ and got excited. I mean, he’d be perfect. Then I realized my error ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-west-for-speaker-of-the-house/646009/4 "2013-01-04T10:09:45Z")
> [@snowmaster](#): > > Without commenting on why someone might vote for him, the house may elect any person as speaker, there’s no requirement that a member of the house hold that office. I’d just like to make the House known that my services are available if required. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-west-for-speaker-of-the-house/646009/5 "2013-01-04T10:29:42Z")
> [@AngelSoft](#): > > Dammit, I read that as ‘Adam West’ and got excited. I mean, he’d be perfect. Then I realized my error ☹ Adam West: “Hey, why is everything in Congress tilted?” ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-west-for-speaker-of-the-house/646009/6 "2013-01-04T19:17:21Z")
> [@AngelSoft](#): > > Dammit, I read that as ‘Adam West’ and got excited. I mean, he’d be perfect. Then I realized my error ☹ Holy Pontificate, Speaker! If The Windbag starts philibustering, we’ll never get to vote! Quick, Minority Whip! Get’em! “BAM!” “CRUNCH!” “AMEND!” “TAINT!”