As a general rule, new rules (in anything) are only implemented in anticipation of using them, because it takes less work to let the status quo remain. The Dems had changed it to a much higher bar than a single majority vote in 2019; that Kevin McCarthy’s candidacy depended on him accepting that specific rule change back to a single majority vote to vacate as prerequisite, before he was even frontrunner, before the first vote was cast, tells you how much it was on the minds of those controlling the GOP.
All of which is to say that the GOP/their controllers meant to push him out anyway, from before the first vote was cast. The passage of the continuing resolution was simply the moment chosen.
Yep, that was a “we have you by the balls” requirement to ensure that there could easily get rid of McCarthy if he did anything that the fringe right didn’t like. It’s not a rule that is helpful for getting work done, but those clowns don’t care about that. The next speaker should get rid of it, it’s dumb.
This is true, and I know this is a bit of an aside, but the house rule regarding Motions to Vacate, the process wherein a speaker is removed, was drastically changed just before this session of Congress began, even before the first vote was held, to make it much easier to remove a speaker.
As a general rule, new rules (in anything) are only implemented in anticipation of using them, because it takes less work to let the status quo remain. The Dems had changed it to a much higher bar than a single majority vote in 2019; that Kevin McCarthy’s candidacy depended on him accepting that specific rule change back to a single majority vote to vacate as prerequisite, before he was even frontrunner, before the first vote was cast, tells you how much it was on the minds of those controlling the GOP.
All of which is to say that the GOP/their controllers meant to push him out anyway, from before the first vote was cast. The passage of the continuing resolution was simply the moment chosen.
Yep, that was a “we have you by the balls” requirement to ensure that there could easily get rid of McCarthy if he did anything that the fringe right didn’t like. It’s not a rule that is helpful for getting work done, but those clowns don’t care about that. The next speaker should get rid of it, it’s dumb.
It’s not like McCarthy thought it was a great idea. It was that he didn’t have a choice. It was either that or he wasn’t going to be the speaker.