{"id":2066578,"date":"2023-10-13T16:25:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T20:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-ousted-scalise-rejected-now-what\/"},"modified":"2023-10-13T16:27:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T20:27:28","slug":"mccarthy-ousted-scalise-rejected-now-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-ousted-scalise-rejected-now-what\/","title":{"rendered":"McCarthy removed, Scalise denied: What&#8217;s next?"},"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\">12<\/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%2Fmccarthy-ousted-scalise-rejected-now-what%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=2066578&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>WANTED: A NEW SPEAKER\u2062 OF THE HOUSE<\/h2>\n<p>The\u200c U.S. House has \u200cbeen without a leader for more than a \u2062week after majority Republicans threw out Speaker Kevin McCarthy and refused to rally\u2063 around\u200d his No.\u200d 2, \u200dLouisiana Rep. Steve Scalise.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans were trying to regroup after Scalise \u200babruptly withdrew his name\u200d from the running on Thursday evening, just one day after he had been nominated by the conference in a\u2063 closed-door meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Scalise did not back anyone else, but\u200b many Republicans say they are supporting \u2062House \u2062Judiciary Committee \u200cChairman Jim \u2064Jordan of Ohio,\u2064 who \u2064narrowly lost \u200cthe nomination to Scalise on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s still unclear if Jordan \u2062can get \u2062the votes, so the path forward is uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>Another candidate, \u2062Georgia Rep. Austin Scott, jumped into the race\u2064 Friday just before Republicans met to choose\u200d a new \u2062nominee. Scott has been \u2063critical of those\u2064 who have voted to oust McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>Many Republicans in the conference were feeling\u2062 frustration and an increased urgency \u200dto find a successor\u200d to McCarthy\u2062 as a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desantis-approves-rescue-mission-thousands-americans-stuck-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">war in Israel<\/a> rages abroad and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cant-make-pentagon-exempts-ukraine-operations-potential-government-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">government funding<\/a> expires in five weeks.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>The Road Ahead: House Republicans Search for the Next Speaker<\/h3>\n<p>McCarthy, R-Calif., was \u2063suddenly and unexpectedly removed as speaker last week after just nine months on the job, leaving the House essentially leaderless with \u2064North Carolina\u200c Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/capitol-office-pelosi-kicked-new-occupant-not-acting-speaker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patrick McHenry<\/a> in \u2062a caretaker\u2063 role.<\/p>\n<p>The days since have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/next-rumors-swirl-candidates-emerge-house-speaker-following-mccarthys-ouster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filled \u200dwith chaos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Scalise\u2062 withdrew after it\u2062 was clear he would lose the speakership vote on the floor, as McCarthy did 14 times in January before \u200che\u200d was\u200c narrowly elected speaker on the\u200b 15th ballot.<\/p>\n<p>If neither\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jim-jordan-loses-speaker-nomination-closely-contested-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jordan<\/a> nor Scott can corral the votes, other candidates could come forward. Some Republicans have suggested McCarthy could stage a longshot bid to return to the post. Others have suggested an unexpected candidate for speaker \u200cwill ultimately prevail.<\/p>\n<h3>The Final Vote<\/h3>\n<p>Once the Republican conference nominates \u2063a speaker \u2014 again \u2014 a\u200c House floor vote would be the final step.<\/p>\n<p>The speaker is\u200c normally elected\u2064 every two years, in January, \u200bwhen the \u200bHouse organizes for a new session. A new election can \u200dbe held if the\u200d speaker dies, resigns or is removed from \u200doffice. This is the first time an \u2063election is \u2064being held after the \u200bremoval of a speaker.<\/p>\n<p>Once the House is in a quorum \u2014 meaning\u200b the minimum number of members\u200d are present to proceed \u2014 each party puts a name into \u200cnomination for speaker. Democrats will nominate their current leader, New York Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-salivating-possibility-one-becomes-speaker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a>, and vote for him.<\/p>\n<p>House members are seated during the speakership vote. It\u2019s one of the few times that lawmakers\u200d are all seated \u200daround the chamber.<\/p>\n<p>Once the roll call for speaker begins, members are called on individually and each shouts out\u200d their choice. The candidate to become speaker needs \u200ca\u2064 majority of the votes from House members who are\u2062 present and voting. The House will vote as many times as necessary until\u2062 someone\u200c reaches that threshold.<\/p>\n<h3>Potential Complications<\/h3>\n<p>The main complication for House Republicans is their narrow\u2063 221-212 \u200dmajority. Any nominee must have \u200cnear\u200b full \u200bsupport\u2063 from Republicans, and \u2063the GOP\u200d conference \u2064is often split.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally,\u2063 lawmakers can vote for anyone they want \u2063to on\u2064 the\u200d floor. While it has been the\u2062 tradition for the speaker candidate to be a\u2063 member of the House, it is not \u200crequired.<\/p>\n<p>In January, a few Republican members even called out votes for former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-says-accept-house-speakership-1-condition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>, taking votes from \u2063McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>Historically, the magical number to become speaker has been 218 \u200cout of the 435 members\u200b of the\u2064 House.\u200b But many\u200b previous speakers, including McCarthy and\u2062 former Speaker \u2062Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, have ascended to the dais\u2064 with fewer \u200cvotes than that because some members \u200bvoted \u2063present instead of calling out a name.<\/p>\n<p>Every lawmaker voting \u201cpresent\u201d lowers the \u200coverall tally needed \u200bto reach a majority.<\/p>\n<p>There are two vacancies in the 435-seat House right now, which means it would take\u200c 217 votes to become speaker if every lawmaker voted for \u200da nominee.<\/p>\n<h3>Passing\u2062 of\u200b the Gavel<\/h3>\n<p>Once\u2062 a speaker candidate wins a \u2062majority of the vote on the\u200c floor, the\u2062 House clerk announces that a speaker has\u2062 been elected.<\/p>\n<p>A bipartisan \u2064committee, usually \u2064consisting of members from\u2064 the home state \u2063of the chosen candidate, will then \u200descort the \u2062speaker-elect to the chair on the\u2064 dais where\u200b the \u2062oath of office is administered.\u200b The new speaker then traditionally gives a short speech.<\/p>\n<p>Outgoing \u2062speakers have usually joined their successors at the speaker\u2019s chair, where the gavel is passed as a nod to\u200d the peaceful transition of power. \u2064It\u2019s unclear whether McCarthy would do \u200bthat or whether the task would fall\u200b to McHenry.<\/p>\n<h3>Getting Right to\u2064 Work<\/h3>\n<p>As soon as a \u200bspeaker is sworn \u200cin, he or she is immediately in\u200c charge. A plaque with their\u200c name is hastily put above the door of\u200b the \u200dspacious speaker\u2019s \u2063office next to \u200dthe Rotunda and the person\u2019s belongings are moved \u2063in.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy was photographed \u2062pointing \u2064at his own\u2063 name above the door within hours of his election in January. This\u200c week, Capitol workers were moving furniture out of the speaker\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>The new leader\u2019s first \u200dmoves will depend on who is elected.<\/p>\n<p>Many Republicans have said they want to pass a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-ousted-scalise-rejected-now-what\/\" title=\"McCarthy removed, Scalise denied: What's next?\">bipartisan resolution making\u200c clear<\/a> that the House stands with \u200bIsrael in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/even-biden-cnn-confirm-israeli-reports-horrendous-crimes-hamas-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">war with Hamas<\/a> \u200d \u2014 something they can\u2019t do\u2062 without an official\u200b leader.<\/p>\n<p>The speaker will also have \u200bto quickly figure out \u2064a way to \u2063unite Republicans and keep the government open \u200dbefore a mid-November deadline.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic\">The Western \u200dJournal has reviewed\u2063 this Associated Press story and\u2062 may have altered\u200c it prior \u2064to publication\u200c to ensure that \u2064it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-mccarthy-ousted-scalise-rejected-next-house\/\">McCarthy Ousted,\u200d Scalise Rejected: Now What?<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western \u2063Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>New speaker is indisputable<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Is then appointed to escort the newly elected speaker to the speaker&#8217;s desk. The \u200bcommittee consists of \u200bmembers\u2064 from both parties and \u200bsymbolizes unity and cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>Once at the desk, the newly elected speaker takes the oath of office, promising \u200dto uphold and \u2062defend the Constitution of the United \u2062States.<\/p>\n<p>After taking \u200cthe oath, \u200bthe \u2063speaker\u2064 addresses the members of \u200dthe House and delivers \u2064an inaugural speech. This speech typically sets\u2063 the tone\u2063 for\u200c the speaker&#8217;s term and outlines their priorities and\u2063 goals.<\/p>\n<p>The speaker\u2063 then assumes their duties,\u200d which \u2063include presiding over House\u2063 sessions, maintaining\u200d order, interpreting the rules, \u2062and\u2064 representing the House\u200c in its \u2064relations with the President, Senate,\u2062 and other government entities.<\/p>\n<p>The role\u2064 of speaker is crucial in the functioning \u2064of the House of Representatives. They \u200chave the power to schedule and prioritize legislation, assign committee chairmanships, and control the flow of information and debate within the House.<\/p>\n<p>The speaker also plays a significant \u200drole in shaping the legislative agenda and working with members of their party to advance their policy goals.<\/p>\n<p>As the search for the next speaker continues,\u2062 House\u2063 Republicans face the challenge of finding a\u200b candidate\u2063 who can \u200bunite the party and effectively lead in this critical time. The selection of\u200b a \u200cnew \u200cspeaker will have implications not only for the Republican Party but for the entire functioning of the House and its ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-mccarthy-calls-out-bidens-lack-of-bipartisanship\/\" title=\"Rep. McCarthy calls out Biden\u2019s lack of bipartisanship\">address pressing issues<\/a>\u200b and pass legislation.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen who will emerge as the next speaker and how they will \u200btackle\u200c the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ryan-zinke-joins-national-republicans-in-backing-tim-sheehy-for-montana-senate-race\/\" title=\"Ryan Zinke supports Tim Sheehy for Montana Senate race, aligning with national Republicans.\">daunting tasks ahead<\/a>. But one thing is certain &#8211; the House of Representatives is in need of a leader, and the selection of \u200bthe next speaker will \u200chave far-reaching consequences\u2063 for\u200c the future of\u2063 the institution\u200b and the country.<\/p>\n<p>Only time will tell how this \u200cleadership crisis will be resolved \u2064and\u200c who will step forward to\u2062 assume the \u2063responsibility of\u2064 guiding the House of Representatives \u200bin these challenging times.<\/p>\n<p>One thing is clear\u200b &#8211; the House Republicans must \u200cact quickly to find a new \u200cspeaker and restore\u200c stability and effective leadership to the House. The road ahead may \u2063be uncertain,\u200c but the need for a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. House has lacked a leader for over a week as Republicans rejected Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his No. 2, Steve Scalise. 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