Assertion: speaker | /r/CapableOf | participate in debate
Facets:
value: as any other representative
type: MANNER
value: by tradition
type: OTHER
value: as a member of congress
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: As a Member of Congress, the Speaker may participate in debate and vote but, by tradition, only does so in exceptional circumstances such as when their vote would be decisive or on matters of great importance such as constitutional amendments or war resolutions.
text: As any other Representative, the Speaker may take part in debates and vote on legislation, but traditionally does so only in exceptional circumstances — such as when his or her vote could decide very important issues (like resolutions declaring war or amending the Constitution).
text: Unlike Speakers in many other Westminster system parliaments, when the Deputy Speaker or another member is in the chair, the Speaker may participate in debates and cast a deliberative vote.