Representatives
January 2009lda Steering Revision
Representative John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts raised the primary and most impassioned objections to the procedure. Adams shouted in the course of the roll call vote, “I hold the decision to be a direct violation of the Constitution of the United States.” For the following four Congresses, Adams fervently fought in opposition to the gag rule, declaring it a restriction on free speech. Despite his efforts, the House successfully reintroduced the gag rule every Congress till Adams lastly mustered sufficient votes to repeal it on December three, 1844.
House of Representatives meets to conduct legislative business, evolved to its present state because of the growth of the United States over the past 200 years. The House additionally features in a similar capability to that of the Senate in a number of ways. For occasion, after the overall election, the House is the only judge of the … Read More