• aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I don’t get Gaetz’s constitutional argument. The Constitution only has this to say about the Speaker role:

    The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and Officers

    It hardly seems like a “desecration” to let the House choose a temporary speaker.

    I know, I know, it’s shocking that Gaetz is not a serious person.

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      1 year ago

      His comments are probably based more on the traditions and history of the House rather than any written law, House rule, or even Article of the Constitution