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[–] 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

And the house GOP passed a law that lets them oust their own speaker with a minority vote, too.

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  • [–] 58 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    That’s not true.

    It still requires a simple majority to remove a speaker. In the case of Kevin McCarthy, the vote was 216 to 210, in favor of removal.

    What is new is that the GOP is allowing anyone to bring a motion to vacate to the floor. You still need a majority vote to oust someone, but any yahoo can now force the house to drop everything and vote on removing the speaker.

    That causes chaos and previously it required a higher bar to get a motion to vacate rolling.

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