User:RobbieFal
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RobbieFal is the shortening of "Robert Falken". I first used the name on the site Fark.com. Falken descends from "Falcon" (for the Atlanta Falcons, the doomed opponents of the Denver Broncos). It's a coincidence that Falken is spelt the same as the character from WarGames, I swear.
Currently, I "participate" on Fark.com (over 600 submitted links approved) and Metafilter (from time to time).
My interests vary, from politics, to history, to sports.
[edit] The index of this all
It keeps things together.
[edit] Democrat Party v. Democratic Party
Democrat Party dates back to the Republicans and the 1940s. It's also a phrase which while refering to the Democratic Party, is also basically a slur on the party itself.
Granted, in the future, maybe we'll have a Democrat Party and a Republican't Party.
[edit] A short history of party-switching politicians over the last 40 years or so
| # | Name | State | Date of Switch | Type of Switch |
| 1 | Strom Thurmond | South Carolina | September 16, 1964 | Democrat to Republican |
| 2 | Albert Watson | South Carolina | 1965 | Democrat to Republican |
| 3 | Ogden R. Reid | New York | March 22, 1972 | Republican to Democrat |
| 4 | Mills E. Godwin Jr. | Virginia | 1973 | Democrat to Republican |
| 5 | Donald W. Riegle, Jr. | Michigan | 1973 | Republican to Democrat |
| 6 | John Jarman | Oklahoma | January 24, 1975 | Democrat to Republican |
| 7 | Bob Stump | Arizona | September 24, 1981 | Democrat to Republican |
| 8 | Eugene Atkinson | Pennsylvania | October 14, 1981 | Democrat to Republican |
| 9 | Phil Gramm | Texas | January 5, 1983 | Democrat to Republican |
| 10 | James W. Grant | Florida | February 21, 1989 | Democrat to Republican |
| 11 | Tommy F. Robinson | Arkansas | July 28, 1989 | Democrat to Republican |
| 12 | Fob James | Alabama | 1994 | Democrat to Republican |
| 13 | Richard Shelby | Alabama | November 9, 1994 | Democrat to Republican |
| 14 | Ben Nighthorse Campbell | Colorado | March 3, 1995 | Democrat to Republican |
| 15 | Nathan Deal | Georgia | April 10, 1995 | Democrat to Republican |
| 16 | Greg Laughlin | Texas | June 26, 1995 | Democrat to Republican |
| 17 | Billy Tauzin | Louisiana | August 8, 1995 | Democrat to Republican |
| 18 | Mike Parker | Mississippi | November 10, 1995 | Democrat to Republican |
| 19 | Jimmy Hayes | Louisiana | December 1, 1995 | Democrat to Republican |
| 20 | Michael Forbes | New York | July 17, 1999 | Republican to Democrat |
| 21 | Virgil Goode | Virginia | January 27, 2000 and August 1, 2002 | Democrat to Independent to Republican |
| 22 | Matthew G. Martinez | California | July 27, 2000 | Democrat to Republican |
| 23 | Ralph M. Hall | Texas | January 20, 2004 | Democrat to Republican |
| 24 | Rodney Alexander | Louisiana | August 9, 2004 | Democrat to Republican |
[edit] Recent rogues, Representatives who didn't vote for their party leader in the Speaker of the House election
| Year | Representative | Party Leader | Person who got their vote |
| 2005 | Gene Taylor (D-MS) | Nancy Pelosi | John Murtha |
| 2003 | Gene Taylor | Nancy Pelosi | John Murtha |
| 2003 | Ralph Hall (D-TX), Ken Lucas (D-KY) and Charles Stenholm (D-TX) | Nancy Pelosi | Present |
| 2001 | Jim Traficant (D-OH) | Richard Gephardt | Dennis Hastert |
| 2001 | Gene Taylor | Richard Gephardt | John Murtha |
| 1997 | Tom Campbell (R-CA) and Michael Forbes (R-NY) | Newt Gingrich | Jim Leach |
| 1997 | Jim Leach (R-IA) | Newt Gingrich | Robert H. Michel |
| 1997 | Linda Smith (R-WA) | Newt Gingrich | Robert Smith Walker |
| 1997 | John N. Hostettler (R-IN), Scott L. Klug (R-WI), Constance A. Morella (R-MD), Mark Neumann (R-WI) and Frank R. Wolf (R-VA) | Newt Gingrich | Present |
| 1995 | Mike Parker (D-MS) and Gene Taylor | Richard Gephardt | Present |
| 1985 | Ralph Hall | Tip O'Neill | Present |
[edit] Democrats who voted to impeach President Bill Clinton on at least one charge
- Virgil Goode
- Ralph Hall
- Paul McHale (PA)
- Charlie Stenholm
- Gene Taylor
[edit] Republicans who voted against the impeachment of Bill Clinton on all charges
- Amo Houghton (NY)
- Peter T. King (NY)
- Constance Morella
- Chris Shays (CT)
[edit] Democrats who voted to expel Representative Barney Frank in 1990
- Ralph Hall
- Bill Sarpalius
[edit] Republicans who voted against the authorization of force for the Gulf War in 1991
- Silvio Conte
- Constance Morella
- Frank Riggs
[edit] Republicans who voted against the authorization of force against Iraq in 2003
- John J. Duncan, Jr.
- John Hostettler
- Amo Houghton
- Jim Leach
- Constance Morella
- Ron Paul
[edit] Senators voting against a Declaration of War against Germany in 1917
- Asle Gronna (R-ND)
- Robert M. La Follette (R-WI)
- Harry Lane (D-OR)
- George Norris (R-NE)
- William J. Stone (D-MO)
- James K. Vardaman (D-MS)
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