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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI didn't know it was possible to elect a House Speaker who's not serving in the House
Some guy on Hardball just told Chris Matthews that the House GOP( specifically the Freedom Caucus) wants to get rid of Paul Ryan and bring in somebody from outside the House to run for Speaker. Watch it be Steve Bannon,
elleng
(131,176 posts)The office was established in 1789 by Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution. The Speaker is the political and parliamentary leader of the House of Representatives, and is simultaneously the House's presiding officer, leader of the body's majority party, and the institution's administrative head. Speakers also perform various other administrative and procedural functions, and represent their congressional district. Given these several roles and responsibilities, the Speaker usually does not personally preside over debates. That duty is instead delegated to members of the House from the majority party. Neither does the Speaker regularly participate in floor debates or vote.
The Constitution does not require that the Speaker be an elected House Representative, though every Speaker so far has been an elected Member of the House.[3] The Speaker is second in the United States presidential line of succession, after the Vice President and ahead of the President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate.'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)for the people. That's a weird clause. I wonder what the reasoning was behind it.
unblock
(52,352 posts)There's obviously plenty of room for a vonfothat ct if interest in the role of speaker vs. the role of representing one particular district, and I'm sure every single speaker we've had has taken advantage of their dual role.
I can see a former president or cabinet member in being an "outside" speaker.
Of course, I can also see it as being a largely ceremonial role, much as the vpotus being president of the senate is most if the time. Of course, vpotus actually has tie-breaker power, which is more than an outside speaker would have....
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)have in mind.
unblock
(52,352 posts)rurallib
(62,460 posts)I remember folks talking about it when they wanted to boot Boehner.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)MgtPA
(1,022 posts)3rd in line for the Presidency. If Trump and Pence are forced out, this guy would be President...
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)struggle4progress
(118,378 posts)Squinch
(51,025 posts)are both going down.
jmowreader
(50,566 posts)The GOP undoubtedly has enough on Pence to impeach him. If Pence decides to overthrow Trump, they impeach Pence without approving any VP replacement nominee they could come up with, and the Speaker becomes president.
I don't think they'll choose Bannon, though. It'll be more likely they'll choose either Grover Norquist or one of the Koch Brothers.