{"id":2053496,"date":"2023-10-03T07:41:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T11:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaetz-files-motion-to-vacate-against-mccarthy-speaker-says-bring-it-on\/"},"modified":"2023-10-03T07:42:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T11:42:37","slug":"gaetz-files-motion-to-vacate-against-mccarthy-speaker-says-bring-it-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaetz-files-motion-to-vacate-against-mccarthy-speaker-says-bring-it-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaetz files motion against McCarthy, Speaker welcomes challenge."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgaetz-files-motion-to-vacate-against-mccarthy-speaker-says-bring-it-on%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2053496&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Rep. Matt Gaetz\u200d Takes Aim at Speaker McCarthy&#8217;s\u200b Political Downfall<\/h2>\n<p>One of the fiercest critics of Speaker of the\u2064 House Kevin McCarthy is eyeing his political downfall.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/motion-to-vacate-kevin-mccarthy-republicans-congress-eba874f3a76ab8ebe03236514d981810\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>, Rep. Matt Gaetz filed a motion to vacate the Speaker&#8217;s position in\u200c the House of Representatives on Monday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today I&#8217;m filing a\u2063 motion to vacate against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerMcCarthy?\">@SpeakerMcCarthy<\/a>.\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/voGdX1Ky67\">pic.twitter.com\/voGdX1Ky67<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMattGaetz\/status\/1708989862005678110?\">October 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The bid sets up a vote in which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kevin-mccarthy-puts-biden-crosshairs-doubles-impeachment-inquiry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McCarthy&#8217;s<\/a> leadership will hang in the balance of a simple majority of the\u2064 House.<\/p>\n<p>As\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/matt-gaetz-kevin-mccarthy-house-speaker-motion-to-vacate-44cab0b3?siteid=yhoof2&#038;yptr=yahoo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street\u2063 Journal<\/a> reported Monday, the next\u2063 step is for \u200bGaetz to request a vote on the resolution as a &#8220;privileged motion,&#8221; requiring a vote within two legislative days. However, such a vote could be delayed by other parliamentary tactics, such as a \u200dmotion to \u2063table \u200bthe issue or refer it \u200bto a committee, the Journal reported.<\/p>\n<p>If the delaying tactics did not work, the vote on\u2062 McCarthy&#8217;s leadership would come down to House \u2062Democrats, who could either vote to oust him, vote to keep him, or simply vote &#8220;present,&#8221; which would benefit McCarthy by reducing the number of votes \u200dhe would need to have a \u200bmajority of the House supporting him.<\/p>\n<p>In a Sunday interview with &#8220;Face the\u200c Nation,&#8221; McCarthy\u200c had predicted \u2064that he \u200dwould outlast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/matt-gaetz-rages-says-mccarthy-cut-deceitful-side-deal-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaetz&#8217;s<\/a> challenge to his leadership.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let&#8217;s get over with it,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;I&#8217;ll\u2064 survive,&#8221; House <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerMcCarthy?\">@SpeakerMcCarthy<\/a> says after Rep. Matt Gaetz said\u2064 Sunday \u200bthat he \u2063will introduce a motion to vacate \u2062McCarthy from his seat this week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bring\u2062 it on. Let&#8217;s get over with it.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SnCVIHTN4f\">pic.twitter.com\/SnCVIHTN4f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FaceTheNation\/status\/1708493053265060010?\">October 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As part of the deal to win the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/12th-house-speaker-vote-underway\/\" title=\"12th House Speaker Vote Underway\">speaker post<\/a> in January, McCarthy agreed to \u200dallow \u2063a single member of the \u200dHouse to file a motion to vacate, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/10\/02\/us\/politics\/mccarthy-gaetz-house-speaker.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-gaetz-says-will-seek-oust-mccarthy-speaker-week-calls-new-house-leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republican leader<\/a> offered the concession in a bid to navigate a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-court-rules-mail-in-voting-unconstitutional-a-win-for-election-integrity\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania Court Rules Mail-in Voting Unconstitutional, a Win for Election Integrity\">hotly contested battle<\/a> within his own party over his ascent.<\/p>\n<p>The rarely \u2064used procedural tool has never been successfully \u200bused to remove a speaker of the House from office in congressional history.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the House have only\u2064 utilized it only twice since \u200c1900, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Fact_check\/When_was_the_%22motion_to_vacate_the_chair%22_rule_last_used_in_Congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ballotpedia<\/a>, most recently \u200cin 2015 against then-House Speaker John Boehner, the Ohio Republican.<\/p>\n<p>Boehner stepped down before an\u200b actual vote on the motion took place, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2023\/10\/02\/motion-to-vacate-kevin-mccarthy-republicans-congress\/83fc583a-60d8-11ee-b406-3ea724995806_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington \u200dPost<\/a> report noted Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The tactic has\u200b spurred backlash against Gaetz \u2064from members of the House Republican caucus who support \u2064McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>Some Republicans are considering expelling Gaetz from\u200c the House in response to his\u2064 defiance of McCarthy,\u200c according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/house-gop-members-seek-expel-gaetz-renewed-threat-vacate-house-speaker-mccarthy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">House Republican\u200b members seek to expel Matt Gaetz.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T2YhT9TFDx\">https:\/\/t.co\/T2YhT9TFDx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/newtgingrich\/status\/1708985288347754586?\">October 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The brash Florida Republican has claimed that the outcome of the vote could depend on House Democrats&#8217; willingness to vote in favor of McCarthy, \u2062according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/democrats-torn-vote-speaker-mccarthy-job-gaetz-rcna118439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gaetz-files-motion-vacate-mccarthy-speaker-says-bring\/\">Gaetz Files Motion to Vacate Against McCarthy, Speaker Says &#8216;Bring It On&#8217;<\/a> \u2063appeared first\u200d on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The \u200dWestern \u200bJournal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What is the process for removing \u2062the Speaker of the \u200bHouse through a motion to \u2063vacate?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ave the power to remove the Speaker of the House through \u200ba motion to vacate, but it is a rare \u200dand drastic\u2063 measure. Rep.\u200d Matt Gaetz, one of the most vocal critics of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, has now taken aim at McCarthy&#8217;s leadership by \u2063filing a motion to vacate on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>According \u200cto The Associated\u200c Press, Gaetz&#8217;s motion sets up a vote in which McCarthy&#8217;s leadership \u2062will be decided by a simple \u2062majority of the House. The\u200b next step for Gaetz is to request a vote on the resolution as a &#8220;privileged motion,&#8221; which would require a vote within two legislative days. \u200dHowever, \u2064there are parliamentary tactics that could delay the vote, such as a motion\u200c to\u200c table the issue or refer it to a committee.<\/p>\n<p>If these delaying tactics do not work, the vote on McCarthy&#8217;s leadership would come down \u2064to House Democrats, who \u2062could either vote to oust\u2064 him, vote to keep him, or choose to \u200cabstain. Abstaining from \u2062the vote would \u2064benefit \u2062McCarthy by reducing the number of votes he would need to secure a majority in his favor.<\/p>\n<p>In a Sunday interview with &#8220;Face the Nation,&#8221; \u2063McCarthy\u2064 expressed confidence in outlasting Gaetz&#8217;s challenge to his leadership. He stated, &#8220;I&#8217;ll\u200d survive. Bring \u2064it \u200bon. Let&#8217;s get\u2062 over with it.&#8221; Despite McCarthy&#8217;s confidence, it remains \u200bto be seen how the vote will play out and \u2062what\u2062 the outcome will be for his tenure as Speaker.<\/p>\n<p>The motion to vacate is part of\u2063 a deal McCarthy made to secure the \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaetz-files-motion-to-vacate-against-mccarthy-speaker-says-bring-it-on\/\" title=\"Gaetz files motion against McCarthy, Speaker welcomes challenge.\">speaker \u200dpost<\/a> in January. As part of this agreement, McCarthy agreed to allow a single member of the House to file a motion to vacate.\u2063 This concession was made to navigate a contentious\u200d battle within the Republican Party\u200b over\u200b McCarthy&#8217;s ascent to \u2063the \u2064position.<\/p>\n<p>While the motion\u2063 to vacate is a powerful \u200dprocedure, it has never successfully been used to remove\u2062 a Speaker of the House from office in congressional \u2062history. It remains to be seen whether Gaetz&#8217;s motion will have enough support to make a significant impact\u2063 on McCarthy&#8217;s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of this motion to vacate will have significant implications for the future of GOP leadership in the House. Gaetz&#8217;s challenge highlights the divisions \u200bwithin the party and the \u2062power struggles that have been ongoing. It remains to be seen whether \u2064this challenge will ultimately lead to McCarthy&#8217;s downfall or if he will emerge victorious and maintain his position as Speaker.<\/p>\n<p>The motion to vacate and the subsequent vote will be closely watched by political observers and \u2064analysts, as it represents a\u2064 significant moment in the ongoing battle for control \u2063and influence within the Republican Party. Whether Gaetz&#8217;s challenge succeeds or fails, it is clear that the Republican Party is\u200b facing a period of internal turmoil and uncertainty about its\u200b future leadership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Matt Gaetz, a strong critic of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, has filed a motion to remove him from his position in the House of Representatives. 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