{"id":2056874,"date":"2023-10-05T16:54:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T20:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaetz-floats-bipartisan-compromise-on-motion-to-vacate\/"},"modified":"2023-10-05T16:57:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T20:57:22","slug":"gaetz-floats-bipartisan-compromise-on-motion-to-vacate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaetz-floats-bipartisan-compromise-on-motion-to-vacate\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaetz suggests bipartisan compromise for Motion to Vacate."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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-floats-bipartisan-compromise-on-motion-to-vacate%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=2056874&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\u200c Open to Negotiating Procedural Tool Change for House \u2064Speaker \u200cRemoval<\/h2>\n<p>Representative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/matt-gaetz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Gaetz<\/a> (R-FL) has expressed \u2063a willingness \u2064to strike a deal regarding the procedural tool\u200b he used to remove Representative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/kevin-mccarthy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin McCarthy<\/a> (R-CA) as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/u-s-house-of-representatives\">House<\/a> \u200c speaker. Gaetz is urging his \u200ccolleagues to consider reforms proposed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ro-khanna-slams-nancy-pelosi-over-claim-that-call-for-feinstein-resignation-is-sexist\">Representative Ro Khanna<\/a> (D-CA) in exchange for modifying the rules to make it more difficult to initiate a no-confidence vote against the chamber&#8217;s leader.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ok. Let\u2019s \u2062negotiate.<\/p>\n<p>My GOP colleagues want to raise the threshold \u200don the motion to vacate.<\/p>\n<p>This is a question for all of \u2062them.<\/p>\n<p>If we enact the reforms <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepRoKhanna?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepRoKhanna<\/a> \u2064lays out here\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>How high would you like the MTV threshold to be?<\/p>\n<p>Because I\u2019ll basically give you whatever\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uaFhoNi0Is\">https:\/\/t.co\/uaFhoNi0Is<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt \u200dGaetz (@mattgaetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattgaetz\/status\/1709990719425782089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gaetz shared a\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QuiverQuant\/status\/1709930742720163974\">post<\/a> highlighting Khanna&#8217;s announcement of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/ro-khanna-unveils-blueprint-term-limits-stock-trading-ban\">anti-corruption plan<\/a>, which includes proposals for term limits in Congress, stricter regulations on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-a-free-market-pelosi-defends-congressional-stock-trading-in-face-of-report-detailing-ethics-violations\/\" title=\"\u2018This Is A Free Market\u2019: Pelosi Defends Congressional Stock Trading In Face Of Report Detailing Ethics Violations\">congressional stock trading<\/a>, and reducing the\u200c influence of lobbyists and\u200c PACs.<\/p>\n<p>A dialogue ensued as Khanna responded to a Washington Examiner\u2064 reporter&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cami_mondeaux\/status\/1709991382096502809\">post<\/a> about Gaetz&#8217;s offer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let&#8217;s push for a floor vote on \u200bany three of the\u200d items, Gaetz! Instead of resorting to name-calling, it&#8217;s time to acknowledge that the American people are \u200bfed up with \u2062how things\u2064 are \u200dfunctioning here. They don&#8217;t hold a\u200d high opinion of us and demand common sense changes,&#8221; Khanna <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoKhanna\/status\/1709993112351760741\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE\u2062 TO GET THE\u200b DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How many \u2064Democrats can you\u2062 deliver for this agenda? \u2064I can rally\u2063 around 8,&#8221; Gaetz <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattgaetz\/status\/1710000957717713397\">responded<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You know what&#8217;s \u2062sad, Matt,&#8221; Khanna <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoKhanna\/status\/1710005874985406704\">responded<\/a>. &#8220;Not more than 10.\u2062 Let&#8217;s be honest with folks. \u2063The American people should know that \u200cLESS than 20 members advocate for banning PAC &#038; lobbyist money, even though that polls at 80%. Many \u200dneed to\u200d be shamed into voting for\u200c it once it&#8217;s put on\u200c the floor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>The &#8220;Motion to Vacate the Chair&#8221; and Calls for Reform<\/h3>\n<p>The &#8220;motion to \u2064vacate the chair&#8221; is a rarely used parliamentary tool in the history of the United States. In 2019, lawmakers raised the threshold for bringing a motion to vacate to the House floor to require a majority of either\u200b party. However, the\u200d House rules package approved for this session\u200b of Congress restored\u200b the ability of\u2063 a single member to trigger the process as a concession\u2063 to GOP holdouts, including Gaetz, while McCarthy sought to secure the\u200d speaker&#8217;s gavel.<\/p>\n<p>Citing frustrations with \u200cMcCarthy&#8217;s\u2064 leadership, Gaetz filed a &#8220;motion \u2064to vacate the chair&#8221; after the House passed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-covid-and-monkeypox-biden-asks-congress-for-another-47-billion-to-address-critical-needs-for-the-american-people\/\" title=\"Ukraine, COVID, And Monkeypox: Biden Asks Congress For Another  Billion To Address \u2018Critical Needs For The American People\u2019\">short-term spending bill<\/a> to avert a government shutdown. \u2063Gaetz and seven other Republicans joined with Democrats \u2064in a 216-210 vote that\u200d ousted McCarthy, who later announced he will \u2062not run for \u200dthe position again.<\/p>\n<p>House Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/steve-scalise\">Steve Scalise<\/a> (R-LA) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/jim-jordan-enters-race-for-house-speaker\">Representative Jim Jordan<\/a> (R-OH) have announced their candidacies for \u200dthe speakership on the \u2064GOP side, \u2064while Democrats are likely to support Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/hakeem-jeffries\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY).<\/p>\n<p>There has also been speculation about \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-might-go-to-capitol-hill-to-try-to-stop-feuds-among-house-republicans\">former President Donald Trump<\/a> potentially taking on the role, \u2064as the \u2064Constitution does not require the speaker to be a sitting member of the House. Trump emphasized in\u2062 a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/111181741389282855\">post<\/a> to Truth Social that\u200b he is focused on his 2024 campaign for a second term in the White House but expressed openness to assisting\u200c in the selection of a new speaker.<\/p>\n<p>A\u2063 simple majority is needed to secure victory in a \u200b<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> for speaker. In the interim, Representative Patrick McHenry (R-NC) is holding the position.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, some lawmakers are advocating \u200bfor changes to the &#8220;motion to vacate&#8221; rule. Representative Carlos Gimenez \u200c(R-FL) stated that\u200c he will\u2063 not support any candidate until there is \u200da commitment to reform the rule, while Representative Lauren Boebert \u200c(R-CO) expressed willingness to abandon the &#8220;motion to vacate&#8221; if Jordan becomes\u200c speaker.<\/p>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/u-s-senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate<\/a>, Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/mitch-mcconnell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mitch McConnell<\/a> (R-KY) encouraged the\u200b next \u2063speaker to eliminate the &#8220;motion to vacate&#8221; mechanism, \u2064stating that it hinders the speaker&#8217;s ability to govern effectively.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200d What are some of the criticisms and support for Gaetz&#8217;s decision to not\u2064 seek re-election as House speaker?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Would not seek re-election \u2063as House speaker.<\/p>\n<p>This\u2063 move by Gaetz drew\u200d both criticism and support from his colleagues. Some Republicans accused him of undermining party unity, while others\u2064 commended him for taking\u200c a stand against what \u200bthey\u2064 perceived \u200bas \u2063ineffective leadership. Regardless of the differing opinions, Gaetz&#8217;s action sparked a \u2063conversation about the motion to vacate and the need for possible reforms.<\/p>\n<p>Representative Ro Khanna&#8217;s anti-corruption plan has gained attention as a potential solution to\u2062 the ongoing issue. \u200bKhanna&#8217;s\u2063 proposals, which include term limits,\u2062 stricter \u2064regulations on\u200b congressional\u2062 stock trading, and reducing the influence of lobbyists and PACs, align with the desire for reform expressed by Gaetz and others.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz&#8217;s \u200boffer to negotiate a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaetz-floats-bipartisan-compromise-on-motion-to-vacate\/\" title=\"Gaetz suggests bipartisan compromise for Motion to Vacate.\">procedural tool change<\/a>, in exchange for \u200dimplementing\u200b Khanna&#8217;s proposed reforms, is \u2063a significant development in this conversation. It\u2064 shows a willingness 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 work towards a solution that benefits both parties.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange between Gaetz and Khanna on Twitter\u200c highlights the potential for \u2063bipartisan\u2064 collaboration on \u200cthis issue. While there may \u200dbe disagreements on the specifics,\u2062 the fact that both\u2064 representatives\u2064 are open to \u2063dialogue and compromise is a promising sign.<\/p>\n<h3>The Importance\u200c of Procedural Tool Reform<\/h3>\n<p>The motion to\u2064 vacate the chair, as demonstrated by \u200dGaetz&#8217;s use of it, has the power to\u200c remove the House speaker and reshape the leadership of the chamber. This tool should not be \u2063taken lightly, as it has the potential to impact the direction and effectiveness\u2063 of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are concerns about the ease with which\u200b this motion can be triggered. Allowing a \u2063single member to initiate the\u200b process could\u2064 potentially \u200dlead\u2064 to instability and chaos within the House. It also raises questions about the accountability and transparency of such a significant decision.<\/p>\n<p>By considering reforms to the motion to\u2063 vacate, such as raising\u2063 the \u200dthreshold for\u200c initiating the process or requiring \u2063a supermajority vote, there is\u200d an opportunity to \u2062address these concerns while still \u200bpreserving the ability to hold the House\u2063 speaker accountable.<\/p>\n<h3>The Path \u200cForward<\/h3>\n<p>As negotiations and discussions continue, it is\u2062 crucial for representatives on both \u200dsides of the aisle to keep\u2064 the best interests of the American people \u2062in \u200bmind. The goal should be to find a solution that enhances\u2063 the functioning of Congress, promotes transparency and accountability, and restores\u200c faith in \u200dthe democratic process.<\/p>\n<p>While it remains to be seen how this exchange between Gaetz and Khanna will influence the ongoing debate on procedural tool\u2064 reform, it is encouraging to see representatives \u2064engaging in \u2063constructive dialogue and expressing\u200d a willingness \u2064to compromise.<\/p>\n<p>In a political\u2062 landscape often characterized by division and gridlock, moments of cooperation and cooperation should be\u200c celebrated. The\u2062 potential for procedural\u200d tool reform\u2063 and\u2063 its impact on the House speaker removal process should not be underestimated. It\u2063 has the potential \u2064to shape the future of Congress and ultimately, the effectiveness of our democracy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is willing to negotiate on altering the procedural tool he employed to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as House speaker. Gaetz urged fellow lawmakers to contemplate Rep. Ro Khanna&#8217;s (D-CA) suggested reforms, proposing a rule adjustment in return.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2056875,"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-2056874","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\/2056874","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=2056874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2056874\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2056875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2056874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2056874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2056874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}