Senator Paul needs to answer this question: What’s the exist strategy for Republicans if they vacate the Speaker’s position again?
It would be far better to wait until the next Congress to enact a penalty against Mike Johnson than to do it mid-year and face a very real possibility of a Democrat Speaker.
Of course, this is the dirty little secret - most politicians on both sides of the aisle are willing to do whatever it takes to prevent Donald Trump from winning another term in the White House.
Would a Democrat speaker really be any different? Their priorities are already getting passed.