Rep. Matt Gaetz is planning to attempt to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the role this week after the House leader worked with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown on Saturday.

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    1 year ago

    I’m hoping the Republicans lose track of the counts, and Hakeem Jeffries becomes Speaker. If a few Reps miss a vote, or too many R’s vote “present”, there’s a chance it could happen.

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        Well, they wouldn’t be in charge of the order of business, so there’s a chance that Jeffries, in his role as Speaker, could not recognize that motion.

        Also, as the other guy pointed out, McCarthy being oustable by a single person was only a part of the dumb deal he agreed to the first time round. But getting a majority of R’s to oust Jeffries won’t be hard.

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          I doubt he would get a single Republican vote. Not recognizing a vote to oust him doesn’t seem workable for more than a very short period of time.

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        McCarthy getting it came with a clause that any single R can kick him out.

        I think normally it’s a certain percentage. And the “moderate” Rs that vote for it would know that they’d be in this same place again.

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          Yes but I think it’s in the house rules currently. I could be mistaken on how that works.

          But even if it happened by mistake, allowing a democratic speaker would be unthinkable for any republicans, even moderates of which there are very few.