User:RobbieFal
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Howdy! I joined on May 18th, 2004
Robert Brandon Henderson (born November 11, 1985) is the super-duper Wikipedia guy known as RobbieFal.
RobbieFal is the shortening of "Robert Falken". I first used the name on the site Fark.com. Falken descends from "Falcon" (for the Atlanta Falcons, the doomed opponents of the Denver Broncos). It's a coincidence that Falken is spelt the same as the character from WarGames, I swear.
Currently, I 'participate' on Fark.com (over 600 submitted links approved) and Metafilter (from time to time).
My interests vary, from politics, to history, to sports.
A short history of party-switching politicians over the last 40 years or so:
| # | Name | State | Date of Switch | Type of Switch |
| <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>1 | Strom Thurmond | South Carolina | September 16, 1964 | Democrat to Republican |
| <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>2 | Albert Watson | South Carolina | 1965 | Democrat to Republican |
| <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>3 | Ogden R. Reid | New York | March 22, 1972 | Republican to Democrat |
| <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>4 | Mills E. Godwin Jr. | Virginia | 1973 | Democrat to Republican |
| <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>5 | Donald W. Riegle, Jr. | Michigan | 1973 | Republican to Democrat |
| <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>6 | John Jarman | Oklahoma | January 24, 1975 | Democrat to Republican |
| <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>7 | Bob Stump | Arizona | September 24, 1981 | Democrat to Republican |
| <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>8 | Eugene Atkinson | Pennsylvania | October 14, 1981 | Democrat to Republican |
| <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>9 | Phil Gramm | Texas | January 5, 1983 | Democrat to Republican |
| <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>10 | James W. Grant | Florida | February 21, 1989 | Democrat to Republican |
| <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>11 | Tommy F. Robinson | Arkansas | July 28, 1989 | Democrat to Republican |
| <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>12 | Fob James | Alabama | 1994 | Democrat to Republican |
| <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>13 | Richard Shelby | Alabama | November 9, 1994 | Democrat to Republican |
| <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>14 | Ben Nighthorse Campbell | Colorado | March 3, 1995 | Democrat to Republican |
| <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>15 | Nathan Deal | Georgia | April 10, 1995 | Democrat to Republican |
| <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>16 | Greg Laughlin | Texas | June 26, 1995 | Democrat to Republican |
| <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>17 | Billy Tauzin | Louisiana | August 8, 1995 | Democrat to Republican |
| <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>18 | Mike Parker | Mississippi | November 10, 1995 | Democrat to Republican |
| <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>19 | Jimmy Hayes | Louisiana | December 1, 1995 | Democrat to Republican |
| <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>20 | Michael Forbes | New York | July 17, 1999 | Republican to Democrat |
| <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>21 | Virgil Goode | Virginia | January 27, 2000 and August 1, 2002 | Democrat to Independent to Republican |
| <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>22 | Matthew G. Martinez | California | July 27, 2000 | Democrat to Republican |
| <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>23 | Ralph M. Hall | Texas | January 20, 2004 | Democrat to Republican |
| <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>24 | Rodney Alexander | Louisiana | August 9, 2004 | Democrat to Republican |
Recent rogues, Representatives who didn't vote for their party leader in the Speaker of the House election:
| Year | Representative | Party Leader | Person who got their vote |
| <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>2005 | Gene Taylor (D-MS) | Nancy Pelosi | John Murtha |
| <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>2003 | Gene Taylor | Nancy Pelosi | John Murtha |
| <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>2003 | Ralph Hall (D-TX), Ken Lucas (D-KY) and Charles Stenholm (D-TX) | Nancy Pelosi | Present |
| <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>2001 | Jim Traficant (D-OH) | Richard Gephardt | Dennis Hastert |
| <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>2001 | Gene Taylor | Richard Gephardt | John Murtha |
| <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>1997 | Tom Campbell (R-CA) and Michael Forbes (R-NY) | Newt Gingrich | Jim Leach |
| <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>1997 | Jim Leach (R-IA) | Newt Gingrich | Robert H. Michel |
| <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>1997 | Linda Smith (R-WA) | Newt Gingrich | Robert Smith Walker |
| <tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8><td>1997 | John N. Hostettler (R-IN), Scott L. Klug (R-WI), Constance A. Morella (R-MD), Mark Neumann (R-WI) and Frank R. Wolf (R-VA) | Newt Gingrich | Present |
| <tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF><td>1995 | Mike Parker (D-MS) and Gene Taylor | Richard Gephardt | Present |
Democrats who voted to impeach President Bill Clinton on at least one charge:
- Virgil Goode
- Ralph Hall
- Paul McHale (PA)
- Charlie Stenholm
- Gene Taylor
Republicans who voted against the impeachment of Bill Clinton on all charges:
- Amo Houghton (NY)
- Peter T. King (NY)
- Constance Morella
- Chris Shays (CT)
Democrats who voted to expel Representative Barney Frank in 1990:
- Ralph Hall
- Bill Sarpalius
Republicans who voted against the authorization of force for the Gulf War in 1991:
- Silvio Conte
- Constance Morella
- Frank Riggs
Republicans who voted against the authorization of force against Iraq in 2003:
- John J. Duncan, Jr.
- John Hostettler
- Amo Houghton
- Jim Leach
- Constance Morella
- Ron Paul
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