That’s what mcHenry is saying he doesnt think is constitutional, and hes probally right.
It does make sense to have a “transition” holder that can just call a vote for a newly chosen speaker. Having “Im the house speaker cause that guy died with no vote” as the default mechanism is garbage.
For all the obstruction the GOP is playing at, the truth is they could have a speaker tomarrow. They give dems concessions, some simple compromise, and its over. The fact that they won’t is just them being dysfunctional and looking for any loophole not to do the basic governance they gave up 40 years ago.
Exactly. Such a hard line that they won’t negotiate even the minimal needed things to make government function. This will continue until people change their mind on voting for obstructionists or gerrymandering is resolved. Hint: this will take a long time.
Interesting. Do we know who the other names on McCarthy’s list were? [Hell, do the people on McCarthy’s list know they were on the list?]
No, the list is never disclosed to the public, unless necessary. This is the first time it’s been necessary
Not sure about your second question tbh. Idk if there’s even a protocol
I’m more interested in the idea that a dead speaker got to choose all the people that would follow him.
That’s what mcHenry is saying he doesnt think is constitutional, and hes probally right.
It does make sense to have a “transition” holder that can just call a vote for a newly chosen speaker. Having “Im the house speaker cause that guy died with no vote” as the default mechanism is garbage.
For all the obstruction the GOP is playing at, the truth is they could have a speaker tomarrow. They give dems concessions, some simple compromise, and its over. The fact that they won’t is just them being dysfunctional and looking for any loophole not to do the basic governance they gave up 40 years ago.
Exactly. Such a hard line that they won’t negotiate even the minimal needed things to make government function. This will continue until people change their mind on voting for obstructionists or gerrymandering is resolved. Hint: this will take a long time.