RE: Kevin McCarthy loses 6th vote for Speaker
January 5, 2023 at 3:39 pm
(This post was last modified: January 5, 2023 at 3:40 pm by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
(January 5, 2023 at 3:13 pm)Jehanne Wrote:(January 5, 2023 at 3:06 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Correct. That’s a VERY dumb question.
They have to keep voting because your Constitution requires that the House have a Speaker chosen by its members.
Boru
True, but does that mean that they have to vote multiple times per day?
They can vote as often or as infrequently as they like, per the Constitution. But among that ‘other business’ Jackalope mentioned is the swearing in of new members. Until that happens, you effectively have no House of Representatives. Right now, it exists in a sort of political limbo.
Boru
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