(October 21, 2023 at 12:24 am)Jackalope Wrote:(October 20, 2023 at 4:17 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: 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
If we're dreaming, instead of "struck by mysterious illness", "mauled by bears" has a nice ring.
“Eaten by piranhas” is more fitting.
