The Absurd GOP

[Rev. Rye]

The loser Jordan was finally voted out by Republicans as (even) a candidate.
Trump is a loser. Jordan is a loser. 
Maybe they could get one of the Clintons to help them. 

The House could have a Speaker by tomorrow. The fact that the Speaker is chosen by a majority of those present and voting is a House procedural rule, it’s not in your Constitution. If this rule is changed to allow the election by a plurality, Hakeem Jeffries would be the new Speaker.

Alternatively, if just a handful of Republicans were suddenly struck with a mysterious illness which prevented them from being there for the vote, Jeffries would win again.

I can dream, can’t I?

Boru

For the record, they did change the rules to a plurality vote twice: in 1849 and 1856. 

And at times, it's tempting to imagine the Dems telling the Republicans who've kept blocking Jordan's election something like "Hey, since you're clearly not going anywhere in this election, here's an idea: if you actually want ANYTHING to get done, vote for Hakeem Jeffries." It's a long shot, and I suspect that it would have to take shit getting really fucking bad for anyone to consider this, but it's possible.