What is this "voice vote" regarding the anti-lynching bill?

[orleans]

I don't understand this--can someone please explain to me how our "Representatives" are able to vote but the people who they "represent" are not ALLOWED to know what the hell they are voting for or against???

apparently there are 80 co-sponsors to the bill.

"Missing from that list were senators from the state that reported the most lynching incidents: Mississippi Republicans Trent Lott and Thad Cochran."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/13/AR2005061301720.html

who are the nineteen that didn't sign on?

who are the ones that "voice" voted against it?

did c-span cover this earlier tonight?

(voice vote??? what the hell is that???)

[Rainscents]

1. I heard this evening, it's now 12 not sign on...

It will be on C-Span live 2:15am EST and 11:15pm PST. I am waiting on things to start.

[Rainscents]

3. Voice vote mean, it won't be on roll call, just the quiet way to

vote... vote will not be documented. This way, people will not be able to see who voted against it. This is my understanding.

[JohnLocke]

2. Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_vote
http://www.senate.gov/reference/common/faq/how_to_votes.htm

[Rainscents]

4. Thanks for the links!

[orleans]

5. thanks for the links--here's my next question

(maybe you can help me on this as well)

what is the purpose of voice vote? i guess i'm a little surprised to discover that our reps can vote on something and do it off the record (so to speak since it doesn't get recorded as to who voted for or against something).

and who decides on what type of vote to have?

if you don't know--maybe somebody can help me out with this.

(and with this in mind why can't we do a voice vote on impeaching as well?)