Talk:Thomas Brackett Reed

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General comments

Are Reed's Rules of Parliamentary Procedure in use anywhere in the U.S. except the Washington State Legislature? If they are (or even if not), do they deserve a mention? Jwrosenzweig 07:36, 4 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Reed was only 13 when Henry Clay died... I can't imagine he actually said that to him (rather be right than president"— Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.226.114.227 (talk • contribs)

Power and influence

The lead section now says "he served with greater influence than any Speaker who came before, and he forever increased its power and influence for those who succeeded him in the position." But Tuchman in her chapter on Reed refers to him "having the powers later lost forever in the revolt against Cannon" (quote is from memory and may not be exact) and our article on Speaker Cannon seems to say much the same thing. So perhaps "he forever increased its power and influence" is incorrect. Does anyone else have a view? DES ^(talk) 17:48, 11 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It's accurate. Use this analogy: before Reed, Speaker-power = 50; Reed raises it to 60; Cannon raises it to 70 then Cannon is forced back to 60 where it remains. Rjensen (talk) 20:11, 11 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]