{"id":2056470,"date":"2023-10-05T12:51:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T16:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boebert-supports-ditching-motion-to-vacate-with-jordan-as-speaker\/"},"modified":"2023-10-05T12:52:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T16:52:36","slug":"boebert-supports-ditching-motion-to-vacate-with-jordan-as-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boebert-supports-ditching-motion-to-vacate-with-jordan-as-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Boebert backs Jordan as Speaker, opposes motion to vacate."},"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\">18<\/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%2Fboebert-supports-ditching-motion-to-vacate-with-jordan-as-speaker%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=2056470&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. Lauren Boebert Supports Removing Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/lauren-boebert\">Lauren Boebert<\/a> (R-CO) expressed her willingness to eliminate the mechanism that\u200c led to the removal\u2064 of Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/kevin-mccarthy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin McCarthy<\/a> (R-CA)\u2063 as House speaker, but with one condition.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200ca <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laurenboebert\/status\/1709957401246302501\">tweet<\/a> on Thursday, Boebert stated \u2062that she is &#8220;willing to ditch&#8221; the &#8220;motion to vacate&#8221; with Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/jim-jordan\">Jim Jordan<\/a> (R-OH) in that position.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The\u2064 House has a lot of work ahead, let&#8217;s get this over with and take our country back!&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;m willing to \u2062ditch \u200bthe Motion To Vacate with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Jim_Jordan<\/a> as Speaker. <\/p>\n<p>The House has a lot of work ahead, let&#8217;s get this over with \u200dand take our country \u2063back!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laurenboebert\/status\/1709957401246302501?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The &#8220;motion to vacate the chair&#8221;\u2062 is a rarely used parliamentary tool \u200bin\u200c the United States.<\/p>\n<p>After \u2063raising the threshold for bringing a motion to vacate to the House floor\u200c in 2019, the House rules package for this session of Congress restored the ability of \u200ca single member to trigger the process.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, \u2062Rep.\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/matt-gaetz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Gaetz<\/a> (R-FL) filed a &#8220;motion to vacate the chair&#8221; after McCarthy was ousted as speaker.<\/p>\n<p>House\u200d Majority Leader\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/steve-scalise\">Steve Scalise<\/a> (R-LA) and Jordan have announced their candidacies\u200d for the speakership on the GOP side.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-arizona-state-rep-issues-call-to-withhold-states-electoral-college-votes-to-joe-biden-due-to-significant-evidence-of-fraud\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Arizona State Rep Issues Call to Withhold State's Electoral College Votes to Joe Biden Due to Significant Evidence of Fraud\">simple majority<\/a> is\u200b needed to secure victory in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/totally-partisan-rep-jim-jordan-hits-back-after-jan-6-committee-subpoena\/\" title=\"\u2018Totally Partisan\u2019: Rep. Jim Jordan Hits Back After Jan. 6 Committee Subpoena\">chamber-wide vote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At least one other House Republican has expressed the need for reforming the motion to vacate before supporting any candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/mitch-mcconnell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mitch McConnell<\/a> (R-KY) has also advised the next speaker to do away\u2062 with the &#8220;motion to vacate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It makes \u200cthe speaker&#8217;s job impossible, and the American people expect us to\u2064 have a functioning government,&#8221; McConnell said.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What \u200bare \u2062some of the concerns expressed by Boebert regarding McCarthy&#8217;s leadership?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Rule, which allows \u2063for the \u2064removal of the House speaker, if the Republican Party can present a viable alternative to McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>Boebert&#8217;s statement came\u200d in response \u200bto growing frustration among some conservatives with McCarthy&#8217;s leadership. Many Republicans feel that McCarthy \u2062has not done enough to combat the Biden administration&#8217;s policies and\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pence-focuses-on-the-family-in-conservative-christian-conference-speech\/\" title=\"Pence emphasizes family in Christian conference speech.\">uphold conservative principles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In her tweet, Boebert expressed her concerns with McCarthy&#8217;s leadership and stated that she\u2063 is willing to support the removal\u200b of the motion to vacate rule. However, she \u2063made \u200cit clear that this is contingent on \u2064the Republican Party\u2063 putting forth \u200ca \u200dviable alternative\u200b to McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>This move by Boebert reflects\u200c a growing divide within\u2062 the Republican Party between more establishment members, like\u200d McCarthy, and more conservative members, like Boebert. It highlights \u200cthe tension between those who \u2062believe in compromise and working \u2064within the system, and those who prefer a more confrontational and uncompromising approach.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062motion to vacate rule has \u200crarely been \u200cused in the past, but\u200b it allows for the removal of \u200cthe\u2064 House speaker if\u200b a majority of the House supports it. This rule has been seen\u2062 as a way for \u200bmembers\u2064 of \u2062the same party to hold \u2064their\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boebert-supports-ditching-motion-to-vacate-with-jordan-as-speaker\/\" title=\"Boebert backs Jordan as Speaker, opposes motion to vacate.\">leader\u2064 accountable<\/a> if \u2062they feel that \u200cthey are not effectively representing their interests.<\/p>\n<p>Boebert&#8217;s support for removing McCarthy as\u200d House speaker is a \u200dbold statement, as it represents a break from the party&#8217;s leadership. However, she is not alone \u200cin \u2062her concerns. Many conservatives have been vocal about their\u2062 frustrations with the direction\u2063 of\u2062 the party \u2064and\u200d believe that significant changes are needed in order to \u200dregain\u200b their support.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be\u200c seen whether Boebert&#8217;s\u200b condition will be met and if McCarthy will be removed as\u200d House speaker. The Republican Party will need to\u200c find a viable alternative and \u200crally enough support within the party to make this\u200b happen.<\/p>\n<p>The divisions \u2064within the Republican Party\u2062 are not new, and \u200bthey have been on display in recent months. The party\u200c has faced challenges in \u200dpresenting a \u200dunified front on issues such as voting rights, \u2063infrastructure, \u2062and immigration. These internal tensions have\u200b also \u2063been highlighted\u200b by the presence\u2064 of members\u200b like Boebert, who\u2063 are \u200cunafraid to challenge the \u2062party&#8217;s status quo.<\/p>\n<p>As the\u200b Republican Party continues to navigate these\u2063 challenges, it \u200bwill be interesting to see \u200bhow they address \u2063the concerns raised by Boebert\u200d and others. The \u2064party&#8217;s ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/md-gov-hogan-urges-biden-lawmakers-to-work-together-on-covid-19-relief-legislation\/\" title=\"Md. Gov. Hogan urges Biden, lawmakers to work together on COVID-19 relief legislation\">find common ground<\/a> and present \u200ba united front will be crucial in determining their\u200b success\u2063 in\u200b upcoming elections and in shaping the \u200dfuture of the conservative movement.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Boebert&#8217;s \u2063willingness\u2063 to support the removal of the motion to vacate\u200d rule reflects the growing discontent among conservatives in the\u2064 Republican Party. It remains to be seen\u2064 how this\u2062 will ultimately play out, but it is\u2064 clear that significant changes are\u2062 on the horizon \u2063for the party&#8217;s leadership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) expressed her willingness to eliminate the &#8220;motion to vacate&#8221; that led to Rep. Kevin McCarthy&#8217;s (R-CA) removal as House speaker, but only if Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) assumes that role.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2056471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2056470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2056470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2056470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2056470\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2056471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2056470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2056470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2056470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}