[Republican Wildcat]

There is now more merit than ever to the idea of finding someone outside of the House to be Speaker - there are too many personal grudges across the board for any member to get the votes.

And perhaps the Speaker’s powers should be reduced to parliamentary only, and the Majority Leader position is what sets the agenda, like in the Senate for the Senate President.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

And perhaps the Speaker’s powers should be reduced to parliamentary only, and the Majority Leader position is what sets the agenda, like in the Senate for the Senate President.

Those rules would only apply when Republicans have the majority. Democrats are lock-step behind Hakeem Jeffries, who keeps getting more votes for Speaker than any of the Republican nominees so far. If/when Jeffries gets the Speakership, he'll have all the power Pelosi did over the Democrat caucus.