{"id":2075474,"date":"2023-10-21T23:49:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T03:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/were-paralyzed-lawmakers-say-house-speaker-chaos-a-bad-look-amid-global-crises\/"},"modified":"2023-10-21T23:52:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T03:52:26","slug":"were-paralyzed-lawmakers-say-house-speaker-chaos-a-bad-look-amid-global-crises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/were-paralyzed-lawmakers-say-house-speaker-chaos-a-bad-look-amid-global-crises\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers express concern over House Speaker chaos during global crises, feeling paralyzed."},"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\">24<\/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%2Fwere-paralyzed-lawmakers-say-house-speaker-chaos-a-bad-look-amid-global-crises%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=2075474&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>Stalemate Over Speaker of the House\u200c Leaves US Government Paralyzed<\/h2>\n<p>For more than two weeks, \u200ca stalemate over \u2062electing a speaker of the House \u2062has left the U.S. government hobbled \u200cand\u2062 an important seat of American democracy \u200bshut down as the country faces crises at home and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government\u200d has shut down, it doesn&#8217;t look good that we\u2019re paralyzed,\u201d <strong>Rep. Henry \u2062Cuellar (D-Texas)<\/strong> \u200c told The Epoch Times. \u201cWe\u2064 still have the war in Ukraine, \u2063we still \u200dhave Israel, we have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-tout-200000-direct-payment-to-joe-biden-as-possible-evidence-of-wrongdoing\/\" title=\"Republicans claim that the 0,000 direct payment to Joe Biden could be indicative of potential wrongdoing.\">border\u2063 security issues<\/a> and while all \u200bthis is going on \u2063we can&#8217;t pass any \u2063legislation at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Cuellar\u200d is serving his tenth term in \u2063Congress and says in his nearly twenty years in the House of Representatives\u2063 he\u2019s never seen anything like\u200d this before.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Related Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/house-of-representatives-still-without-speaker-as-gop-conference-moves-on-from-jim-jordan-5514178?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">House \u2064of Representatives Still Without Speaker as GOP Conference Moves \u2062On From Jim Jordan<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>10\/20\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/house-democratic-leader-jeffries-holds-press-conference-after-third-speaker-vote-5514035?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">House Democratic Leader Jeffries Holds Press Conference After Third Speaker Vote<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>10\/20\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>\u201cThis is a historic moment,\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s a perspective that\u2019s shared by some Republicans \u200das well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re living in a\u2063 dangerous world, the \u2064world&#8217;s on fire, our adversaries are watching what we do and quite frankly, \u200cthey like it,\u201d said <strong>House Foreign \u2064Affairs Committee Chair Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas)<\/strong> \u200c at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, 'Trump is a Tyrant' (VIDEO)\">press conference<\/a>\u2064 on Oct. 12. \u2063\u201cChairman Xi talks about how Democracy doesn\u2019t work, and we\u2019re proving him \u200dright, and we need to fill the chair with a speaker.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>After Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was ousted \u200bas speaker of the House on Oct. 3, Republicans\u200d have nominated two different\u2063 candidates to fill the position, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) \u200band \u2062Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio).<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>House Chaos Could \u200cHurt GOP in 2024<\/h2>\n<p>The continued\u2064 chaos in the House \u200bis\u200b painting a bad picture\u200b for Republicans with the 2024 elections looming, according to\u2062 political insiders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt \u2062is absolutely hurting \u2062us. We should be talking about Joe Biden&#8217;s failures,\u201d Republican\u200c political strategist Brian Seitchik told The Epoch Times. \u201cRepublicans disagree on some \u2063things, but we\u200c all uniformly \u200cagree that Joe \u200cBiden has been\u200c an abject failure for \u2062this country, bad for\u2064 taxpayers, bad for those who want to secure the border. He has been such a failure on so many fronts and yet we are focused on our own internal civil war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Seitchik, who has advised Congressional \u2064campaigns across the country, says \u200dthe GOP could be facing the consequences in\u200d future\u2062 elections if a speaker isn\u2019t elected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s \u200dgoing \u2063to adversely impact\u200b us next year as we head into the 2024 campaign. How can we, with a straight\u200d face,\u2063 make the case that Joe Biden has failed in his job when the one part of\u2064 the government, the Republicans do control, we can&#8217;t even open up for business?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Options Going Forward<\/h2>\n<p>As the House remains paralyzed, there have been several different plans pitched to re-open the branch of government and get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/were-paralyzed-lawmakers-say-house-speaker-chaos-a-bad-look-amid-global-crises\/\" title=\"Lawmakers express concern over House Speaker chaos during global crises, feeling paralyzed.\">legislation passed\u2014including choosing<\/a> \u2062a different candidate for \u200dspeaker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe doesn\u2019t have the votes\u200c to \u200cbe\u200d speaker,\u201d <strong>Rep.\u200b Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.)<\/strong> said after a late \u2064Thursday\u200c meeting when Mr. Jordan sought to hear\u2063 detractors out and shore up support.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d holdouts want \u201cnothing\u201d from \u2064Mr. Jordan, Mr.\u2062 Gimenez said, adding that \u2062some of the lawmakers in the meeting simply called on Mr. Jordan to\u200b drop out of the race.<\/p>\n<p>An opposite move, to help elect Mr. Jordan, \u200bwas proposed by \u2063 <strong>Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll 8 Republicans Who Voted to Remove McCarthy From Speakership Are Willing to Accept &#8216;Censure, Suspension, or Removal From the Conference&#8217; In Order\u200d to Elect <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Jim_Jordan<\/a> as Speaker &#8216;If the\u2064 holdouts who refuse to\u200d vote for Speaker-Designate Jim Jordan would be willing to &#8216;vote\u2062 with the team&#8217;\u2063 and\u200b elect him the 56th House Speaker, we are prepared to accept \u2064censure, suspension, or removal from the Conference \u2064to accomplish this objective,&#8217;\u201d \u200cMr. Gaetz <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMattGaetz\/status\/1715406863464808845\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>One extraordinary idea to give the\u2064 interim speaker pro \u2063tempore <strong>Rep. Patrick \u200cMcHenry (R-N.C.)<\/strong> \u200d more powers for the \u2064next\u2064 several months to at least \u200cbring the House back\u200c into\u2062 session and conduct crucial business was swiftly rejected by Mr. \u200dJordan\u2019s own ultra-conservative\u200b allies.<\/p>\n<p>A \u201cbetrayal,\u201d said <strong>Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. McHenry reportedly told his colleagues he would \u2063resign in his role as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-legislature-votes-to-repeal-state-song-over-ties-to-confederacy\/\" title=\"Maryland Legislature Votes To Repeal State Song Over Ties To Confederacy\">speaker pro tempore<\/a> if he were \u200bpushed to move legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Another\u200b option that has been discussed is electing a speaker with the support of Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do not believe that we are yet at\u2063 the point where we&#8217;re \u200dgonna have a coalition government. I could be wrong but I just don&#8217;t think we&#8217;re there yet,\u201d said Mr. Seitchik. \u201cI still\u2063 think\u2062 Republicans\u200d have some options. I have been a believer that \u2062Republicans\u200d would eventually\u2064 settle on a new version of\u2064 Dennis Hastert. Somebody \u2062whose name was not part \u2063of the\u2064 initial\u2062 equation,\u200c somebody that didn&#8217;t \u200cnecessarily want the job or \u2064campaigned for\u200b the job, but somebody that would be agreeable by both sides.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The next steps\u2064 are \u200dhighly uncertain as frustrated lawmakers \u2064predict the House could \u2064essentially\u200d stay closed for\u2063 the foreseeable future\u2014perhaps until\u200d the mid-November\u200b deadline\u2064 for Congress to approve funding\u200d or risk\u200c a federal government shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can come to Nov. 17, which is when the continuing resolution runs out if and we don&#8217;t have a speaker by that \u200btime, literally we could have a government\u2064 shut down,\u201d said Cuellar.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the\u2064 consequences of the\u2064 current stalemate over electing a speaker of the House for American\u2062 democracy?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2062E\u2064 an \u200bofficial party candidate were to endorse his election,'&#8221; Mr. Gaetz \u200btweeted.<\/p>\n<p>Other options \u2064\u200cinclude \u2061bringing in a candidate from outside\u2008\u200cCongress or having a temporary \u200bspeaker appointed until consensus can \u200dbe reached.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>The Impact on American Democracy<\/h2>\n<p>The stalemate over the speaker of the House not \u2064only highlights the dysfunction within the U.S.\u200c government but also undermines\u200d American democracy as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>The speaker of\u2063 the House plays\u2063 a crucial role in the legislative process, setting the agenda,\u200b determining which bills \u2064come \u200bto\u2062 the floor for a vote, and \u200drepresenting the House in negotiations with the executive branch and the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Without a speaker, important legislation cannot be implemented, and the government\u2062 remains in a \u2064state of paralysis. The current\u2062 stalemate is leaving the U.S. unable to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-jill-biden-hosts-reception-celebrating-us-return-to-unesco\/\" title=\"LIVE: Join Jill Biden as she hosts reception celebrating US rejoining UNESCO.\">address pressing domestic<\/a> and international challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the lack of a speaker sends a message to\u2064 the\u200b rest of the world that\u200d the U.S. government is \u200bin disarray and unable to effectively \u2062govern itself. This weakens America&#8217;s position on the global stage and diminishes its ability \u200bto\u200b influence \u200dand lead in international affairs.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>The Urgency for Resolution<\/h2>\n<p>Given the critical role of \u200bthe speaker of the House and the dire consequences of the current stalemate,\u2063 it is imperative that the impasse be resolved as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c American people elected their representatives to govern and make decisions on their behalf. The\u2062 ongoing gridlock prevents the government \u2063from fulfilling its responsibilities \u2064to the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the longer the\u200b stalemate persists,\u2063 the greater the potential damage to American democracy and \u2064the Republican Party&#8217;s chances in the \u200bupcoming 2024 elections.<\/p>\n<p>It is incumbent upon\u200c the \u2062members of Congress to put aside their differences, prioritize the needs of the nation, \u2063and come together to elect a speaker who\u2062 can lead and govern\u2062 effectively.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>In Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>The\u200b stalemate over \u200celecting a \u2062speaker of the House \u200dhas\u2063 brought the U.S. government \u2063to a standstill\u2064 during a time of significant domestic\u2064 and\u2063 international challenges.<\/p>\n<p>This impasse not only hampers \u2064the ability \u200dto pass \u200bcritical legislation but also\u2063 damages American\u2063 democracy\u200d and weakens\u200c the country&#8217;s standing on the global stage.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062urgency for resolution cannot \u200bbe \u200boverstated,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For over 2 weeks, the US government has been crippled by a deadlock in choosing a House speaker. This has resulted in the shutdown of a vital institution of American democracy, while the nation grapples with domestic and international crises. 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