{"id":2385594,"date":"2025-01-02T12:20:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T17:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-rules-to-oust-speaker-condemned-by-top-house-democrat\/"},"modified":"2025-01-02T12:21:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T17:21:02","slug":"house-rules-to-oust-speaker-condemned-by-top-house-democrat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-rules-to-oust-speaker-condemned-by-top-house-democrat\/","title":{"rendered":"House rules to oust speaker condemned by top House Democrat"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fhouse-rules-to-oust-speaker-condemned-by-top-house-democrat%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=2385594&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--><p>A leading Democrat on the House\u200d Rules Committee has criticized a Republican proposal that seeks to \u200blimit the minority party&#8217;s ability \u2064to \u2062remove\u200b the Speaker\u2064 of the House. This proposal is\u200d part of new House rules legislation expected to \u200cbe finalized \u200dthis\u2063 week. The Democrat&#8217;s\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">remarks emphasize \u200cconcerns<\/a>\u200d over the potential implications of restricting the minority&#8217;s power in Congress adn \u2062highlights \u200cthe \u200bbroader \u2062political dynamics at play.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Top Democrat blasts GOP proposal to allow only Republicans to oust speaker<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1927261\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2963689\/rep-mcgovern-calls-house-republicans-most-ineffective-incompetent-majority-in-us-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">top House Democrat<\/a> on the Rules Committee is denouncing Republicans for attempting to restrict the minority party&rsquo;s ability to oust the speaker in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3231366\/republicans-move-forward-deal-change-house-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">latest House rules legislation<\/a> set to be approved this week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.house.gov\/billsthisweek\/20241230\/119th%20Rules%20Package%20for%20Circulation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">new legislation<\/a>, which will be voted on for approval when the 119th Congress convenes Friday, would require nine members of the majority party to co-sponsor a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2993399\/mtg-johnson-talks-motion-to-vacate-headed-second-round\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">motion to vacate<\/a> the speaker from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-cruz-slams-biden-pick-for-associate-ag-the-democrat-party-was-radicalized-during-trump-presidency\/\" title=\"Sen. Cruz Slams Biden Pick for Associate AG: The Democrat Party was radicalized during Trump presidency\">top leadership position<\/a>, up from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/british-pm-sold-out-fish-in-brexit-trade-deal-fishermen-say\/\" title=\"British PM sold out fish in Brexit trade deal, fishermen say\">current rules<\/a> that only require one. As a result, Rules Committee Ranking Member Jim McGovern (D-MA) accused Republicans of &ldquo;partisan extremism&rdquo; by &ldquo;destroying the role of the Speaker of the House.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Their proposed changes would, for the first time in American history, shield the Speaker from accountability to the entire chamber by making it so that only Republicans can move to oust the speaker,&rdquo; McGovern said in a statement. &ldquo;This makes it clear that they have no intention of working together to find common ground. Instead of electing a Speaker of the House, they have decided to elect a Speaker of the Republican Conference&mdash;held hostage by their most extreme members.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>McGovern argued Republicans are going against the U.S. electorate, noting the 2024 election was &ldquo;close&rdquo; after the GOP lost a seat in the House. Those results, McGovern said, are evidence that voters want bipartisanship in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-reach-new-short-term-spending-deal-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"House Republicans reach new short-term spending deal - Washington Examiner\">lower chamber &#038;mdash<\/a>;&nbsp;something he argued is being ignored by the majority party.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The American people did not vote for whatever the hell this is&mdash;and you better believe that Democrats will not let Republicans turn the House of Representatives into a rubber stamp for their extremist policies,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other Democrats decried the proposal, citing an instance last year in which Johnson relied on the minority party to dismiss a motion to oust him from the speakership. Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) also argued it could come back to haunt Republicans in the future if they lose the majority. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a major mistake. We didn&rsquo;t make the motion to vacate, his own members did,&rdquo; Moskowitz said in a statement. &ldquo;This will start the eroding of the minority party. Should this succeed, in just a couple of years, his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/midterm-math-congressional-gop-will-back-trump-or-lose\/\" title=\"Midterm Math: Congressional GOP will back Trump or lose\">members won&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t be on committees or be able to file bills in the minority. You break it, you own it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The move to increase the motion to vacate threshold comes after a handshake agreement between hard-line Republicans and centrist Republicans in the House GOP Conference last year. Members of the centrist Main Street Caucus agreed to withdraw proposed rules to punish lawmakers who choose to buck leadership on the floor in exchange for increasing the required number of co-sponsors from one to nine.<\/p>\n<p>That proposal was included in the updated rules legislation released Wednesday, just two days before lawmakers are set to convene the 119th Congress. 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