In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

The U.S. falls short of this goal.

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House vote: H.R. 5349 // February 13, 2008

To extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 21 days.

Sponsor: JOHN CONYERS (D-MI)

Amends the Protect America Act of 2007 (currently set to expire on February 16, 2008) to extend its authority for 21days.

Armed Forces and National Security Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

222 votes, representing 113,619,501 people49.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

196 votes, representing 107,004,034 people46.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.9% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 0.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon22249.5%
NayLost19646.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.9%