If Boehner goes down, and the party splits and can't agree on a leader, what happens?

[DonRedwood]

I'm wondering what happens when they can't agree and it keeps going on and on... The Tea Party is really starting to dig their heals in. You know they will try to ramrod one of their own into Boehner's position. Will the center stand firm to them?

I'm guessing a smart DUer will have the answer to my question in three minutes or less.

[NMDemDist2]

1. heels. they dig in their heels

as for the question, who the hell knows? they have gone insane.....

[DonRedwood]

3. You know they are going to.

They have tasted some power now and they are not going to give up easy.

Dang Texas...you sure send the country some real interesting people.

[Rozlee]

15. I live in Ted Cruz country.

And Lamar Smith's congressional district. Specifically in Boerne, TX., 87% Republican by Demographic. I was dismayed by the number of teabaggers that showed up at the Veteran's Plaza in solidarity for the Tea Party Express national tour a few years ago. But, we also had quite a showing during the demonstration against the Iraq War. The demonstrators for that one were noticeably younger. It gives me hope that future generations of Texans in the more conservative areas of the state will trend liberal and hopefully upset the teabagger apple cart.

[spanone]

2. i find no distinction between the teaparty and the republican party. none whatsoever.

[DonRedwood]

4. i give you that.

not when they vote in unison like that.

[aquart]

5. If the rule change giving Cantor power is true, Boehner is already down.

[anokaflash]

14. The changed the rules in the middle of the game. A Video every American should watch!

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[roamer65]

6. It may behave like a parliamentary system.

There are enough Dems and possibly enough renegade Rethugs to form a coalitional majority. If the Rethug party disintegrates, I suspect a "unity" coalition will form.

[VanillaRhapsody]

7. Obama steps in on 14th Amendment grounds..

Republicans start Impeachment proceedings...its all been planned.

[BeyondGeography]

9. Not much of a plan

There's this little problem called the Senate.

[VanillaRhapsody]

10. Are any of their plans "much"?

not plans so much as gambits....

[BeyondGeography]

11. They've gotta rocket in their pocket

[Zen Democrat]

8. The entire House votes for Speaker.

If Republicans split on Boehner, Pelosi could be elected Speaker with 100% of Dem votes, so don't look for that to happen.

[MSMITH33156]

12. That's what I always thought

but I just looked it up and you need a majority of voting members. So, they would just keep re-voting until someone wins a majority.

So, it would just be a circus. Of course, the next election for Speaker is when the next Congress is sworn in, and if Boehner does do something to defuse this soon, he might be House Minority Leader after that.

[onenote]

16. nope

To be elected Speaker, one has to have an absolute majority of the members voting. So unless repubs voted for Pelosi, and that's never happening, there will be repeated votes until a repub has a majority (not a plurality).

[beachbum bob]

13. majority vote

Elects the speaker...based on 435 congress people voting. So pelosi would need 17 crossover votes.