Posted on 11/14/2018 12:53:25 PM PST by murron
What if . . . .?
No.
Dems vote 100% in lockstep every time.
I think the Speaker has to get 218 votes to be elected. He/she needs an absolute majority, not just a plurality of the vote.
Since there’s no way the newbie Democrats would vote for a Republican, there’s no way there’s a GOP speaker.
I don’t know what happens if Pelosi doesn’t get that majority. Do they keep voting over and over,until someone drops out, a compromise candidate emerges, or some other back room dealing happens to get someone to 218 in the Democrat caucus????
But I doubt the GOP is as Machiavellian as the Rats, it would never work in the House of Reps.
Slim to none and slim just left town.
There have been some popcorn moments in the past - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives#Notable_elections
It’s far fetched because 159 republicans would vote for pelosi.
IIRC, we had a Republican (Rino) house speaker up here that cut a deal with Democrats to get elected.
That would be an interesting scenario, have a Republican go to some disaffected Democrats, “If you vote for me as Speaker I’ll let (insert some crazy bill ) come to the floor, Pelosi will never let that happen.”
Don’t care so long as they advance an agenda I want. Absent that, it makes no difference who they are.
I’m going to win 10 lotteries in a row, be elected world emperor, and solve all the world’s problems, I know it’s far-fetched...
I’m going to win 10 lotteries in a row, be elected world emperor, and solve all the world’s problems, I know it’s far-fetched...
Article I, Section 2, Clause 5: The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.
In fact, when the states finally wise up and repeal the ill-conceived 17th Amendment, the repeal amendment needs to prohibit political party support for federal officials elected by ordinary voters imo.
They’ll vote until she wins.
Everyone can claim minority status. Septuagenarians are a minority and we are likely to have one as speaker.
Those who may be 1/1024 native American may be a minority - different from the minority class of “native Americans”. It’s possible that a majority of Americans could claim “1/1024 Indian” status, but most of us don’t want to be associated with Warren.
Whether or not we have a speaker from a lefty-designated “special minority” is the question?
I don’t believe it works that way. I believe that a name is submitted and voted on by the whole House. It does not have to be a member of the House. It could be George Soros. It could be Hillary Clinton.
They could elect Hillary.
The New Democrats are not beholden to the old establishment. The new Jacobins are in town.
When it comes to them vs. us they will always be 100% (minus whoever needs to look independent on an issue whose vote doesn’t really matter to the outcome a la Manchin/Kavanaugh).
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