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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to failing to elect a House speaker quickly
On the first day of the new Congress, representatives will vote for the speaker of the House as Mike Johnson fights to keep the job.
It was long likely that House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., might face a problem winning the speaker’s gavel immediately when the new Congress convenes at noon ET on Jan. 3. Congressional experts knew that Johnson could be in trouble once the contours of the reed-thin House majority came into focus weeks after the November election. This could blossom into a full-blown crisis for Johnson – and House Republicans –when the speaker’s vote commences a little after 1 p.m. ET next Friday.
Now, here's the fun part. If the House can't elect a Speaker by 1/3:
The House can’t swear in members. Technically, they’re still representatives-elect. Only after the House chooses its speaker does he or she in turn swear in the membership.
The House certainly can’t pass legislation. It can’t form committees. It’s frozen in a parliamentary paralysis until it elects a speaker.
Now, I hope you’re sitting down for the next part.
This also means that the House cannot certify the results of the Electoral College, making Trump the 47th president of the United States on Jan. 6.
So, by electing Trump and making Trump the king even before he's inaugurated - The GOP likely has succeded in destroying itself and thrown our governing into chaos along with it!
Great job, MAGA!!!