I'll be there

I'll head over after Drinking Liberally, which is only a few blocks away.

If anyone wants to come by DCDL beforehand, we'll be in the back room at Timberlake's, 1726 Connecticut Ave (a couple of blocks north of the Dupont Circle Metro) starting at 6:30.

Also, a warning for those going to MCCXXIII: they can be strict about their dress code.  Their site isn't very usable, but I did find it described elsewhere as "No Athletic wear, no rugged wear, no boots, no timberlands, no hats, no sneakers, no shorts, no flip-flops, and no baggy jeans." Presumably it'll be no problem for people who've been to congressional open houses earlier.

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by: KCinDC @ Tue Jan 02, 2007 at 13:48:31 PM CST

a question of timing

i can't seem to find a tv schedule of the swearing in of the speaker - does anyone know what time things are going down?

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by: corndog @ Tue Jan 02, 2007 at 16:01:01 PM CST

swearing in @ noon

Should be on C-SPAN most of the morning
http://www.cspan.org...

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by: areyouonthelist @ Tue Jan 02, 2007 at 16:11:03 PM CST

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swearing in ceremonies

Guests were invited for 10:30.  They are going to spend a while taking attendance, etc. before the actual swearing in.  I think they've scheduled other stuff for 1:00 pm, so I would guess that the speaker will take the oath of office at 11:30 or so, with the rest of the members being sworn in after that.

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by: mpearl @ Tue Jan 02, 2007 at 20:17:24 PM CST

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No, the members are sworn in first.

The guests are told to be there at 10:30 so you can be settled in your seats when things get under way on the floor. Bring something to read.

The Congress will begin at noon with taking attendance based upon the certificates of elections filed by the states. We will answer "present" when our names are called. I'm not sure what will happen with the disputed Florida seat. I think maybe Rush Holt or somebody is going to make parliamentary inquiry whether an initial decision to seat a member may be revisited later, after legal challenges to the election have run their course. That will take a little while.

Then there will be nominating speeches for Speaker. Then there will be a rollcall voice vote. Then the newly elected Speaker, presumably Nancy Pelosi, will receive the gavel from Dennis Hastert. Then Pelosi will speak.

Somewhere in there will be adoption of rules. I can't recall if that is before or after we elect the Speaker. Some Republican may attempt to amend the proposed Rules or otherwise make sanctimonious, hypocritical noises about procedural fairness on nationwide television, reminding us all how glad we are that they're now in the minority.

There may be some other miscellaneous matters. It should all take two to three hours. You should put your reading materials away when we get started, and resist the temptation to start reading again during the proceedings.

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by: rep brad miller @ Wed Jan 03, 2007 at 07:17:10 AM CST

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It is done! Welcome Speaker Pelosi!

And Hooray to the 233 Democrats who all voted for her!
Kudos to Rush Holt-D NJ 12 for standing up for Christine Jennings-D FL-13 and JEERS to Cong. "Opey" Putnam-R FL 12 for his smarmy ASSist to Vernon B.

(-8.50/-7.44) "Real Democrats don't make promises they can't keep." Dr. Howard Dean

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by: Predictor @ Thu Jan 04, 2007 at 13:57:16 PM CST

I am stunned

that you have included John Hall's Party. Did you stop by? I would have loved to meet you. 

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by: Lizzy @ Sat Jan 06, 2007 at 14:42:10 PM CST

Stunned? Why?

I included information about every event I could get my hands on.

In the end, I don't think we stopped by John Hall's event, unfortunately. So many events, so little time!

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by: DavidNYC @ Sat Jan 06, 2007 at 17:31:35 PM CST

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