There is always the small but extant possibility that sufficient Republicans could abstain or absent themselves to reduce the number in attendance to 429 or fewer at which point the 215 Democrats become the Majority for the purpose of electing a Speaker. I have no doubt at all that there are 5 Republicans stupid enough to do that starting with child-rapist Gaetz.
There is always the small but extant possibility that sufficient Republicans could abstain or absent themselves to reduce the number in attendance to 429 or fewer at which point the 215 Democrats become the Majority for the purpose of electing a Speaker. I have no doubt at all that there are 5 Republicans stupid enough to do that starting with child-rapist Gaetz.
Not necessarily. He was elected and could turn up on Friday and be sworn in but that would activate the Ethics Committee report and he might not want to risk it.
There is always the small but extant possibility that sufficient Republicans could abstain or absent themselves to reduce the number in attendance to 429 or fewer at which point the 215 Democrats become the Majority for the purpose of electing a Speaker. I have no doubt at all that there are 5 Republicans stupid enough to do that starting with child-rapist Gaetz.
Who's no longer in the congress
Not necessarily. He was elected and could turn up on Friday and be sworn in but that would activate the Ethics Committee report and he might not want to risk it.