• BeautifulMind ♾️@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    As it stands the GOP seem unlikely to be able to elect a speaker. Speakers provide a list of people to become temporary speaker in case of emergency, so upon McCarthy’s ouster rep. Patrick McHenry became speaker pro tempore. Speakers pro tempore have only the authority to gavel sessions in and out, and to conduct votes for a new speaker.

    Basically McHenry’s first act with the gavel was to order Pelosi out of her offices. What an asshole

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      Right?

      I’m no fan of hers, but jeez McHenry… let’s see, what’s more important: try to get the House back on track, or engage in petty, vindictive partisan bullshit?

      I’m glad the House passed that CR, though I’m not sure they’ll have a new speaker before it runs out.

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        Pretty, vindictive, partisan power-grabbing shit. The interim speaker shouldn’t even be able to do that