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I have a question that I'm hoping someone on here with a lot more knowledge can help me with, so if you read this and you don't know the answer, I would appreciate it if you could echo it to maybe get it to someone who does know. If the House rule is that one person can call for removal of the
05:15 PM - Feb 05, 2024
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speaker, does that only apply to the majority members, i.e., the R members, or can anyone call for it?
05:15 PM - Feb 05, 2024
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Lightstar (I Follow Back)
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I think we are pretty much hostage. Remember at the start of this Congress the Democrats ALWAYS stood together and it took over a dozen votes before a speaker was chosen.
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05:28 PM - Feb 05, 2024
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J.W. Sutton, Jr. (he/him)
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There is an action called a Discharge Petition (iirc) that can get bills to the House floor without the Speaker, but it is not easy to get the votes. To get any useful bill passed the House right now, you need bipartisan support, which likely means GOP infighting.
05:32 PM - Feb 05, 2024
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Tim Graf
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In response to J.W. Sutton, Jr. (he/him).
Ah, thank you! That's what I was looking for, although @Ligtstar may have a point. Still, it can't hurt to hope! :-)
12:16 AM - Feb 06, 2024
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