Can our legal eagles explain the process?
Please?
If more than one runs against Boehner, does that split the vote and could it give Pelosi the chair?
I still don’t understand the process.
Impossible.
Now, perhaps some scenario provides P with more votes than B on *the first ballot*, but it cannot be enough to win. (any P "win" would be very short lasting). The second and ensuing ballots would resolve to an 'R' speaker.
From what I’ve read (like I said upthread, still learning and trying to understand the process), it would be almost impossible for Pelosi to become Speaker.
Can’t find the thread I saw some info in about it right now. There are 188 Dims in the House. A Speaker needs to receive a majority of the votes (which excludes the number voting present or abstaining). So, if no Pubbies vote for Pelosi (very unlikely), and no Pubbies or Dims vote present or absent (doubtful any would do that)thereby decreasing the 218 majority needed, there’s no way Pelosi could win unless the total of those voting present or abstaining or decreased it by rather large numbers and Pubbies crossing the aisle to vote for her increased her # of votes to hit the majority mark.
This is a bit confusing to me (and I don’t think I’m alone). I think I’m correct on the foregoing, but don’t say it’s the absolute truth, it’s just how I think it is as I understand it right now.
Someone has to get the majority of 218. The Boehner supporters have spread false information to cover their votes claiming if they didn’t vote for Boehner, Pelosi would win.
That is simply not true......the best Pelosi could get would be all 188 Dems, not the 218 she needs to win......