Some calling for Ron Paul to be nominated for Speaker of the House

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According to the constitution, it is mandatory to elect a Speaker of the House but nowhere does it mandate that this position must be filled by a current member of the US House of Representatives. Although in recent years, it has been the practice for members of congress in the majority party to only nominate the Speaker from currently serving members that are also in their same political party, that has not always been the case.