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So you know. Having no Speaker now would not be like the beginning of a Congress where nothing else can happen until a Speaker is elected.
The House passed its operating Rules in January; so committees, etc., can still do their work. A temporary speaker steps up to preside.
The House passed its operating Rules in January; so committees, etc., can still do their work. A temporary speaker steps up to preside.
The House can still vote on matters w/a temporary speaker but the person wouldn't have the full powers of an elected Speaker which extend beyond functioning in the chamber. The temporary speaker is on a list created by the Speaker.
Politically, voting may be off the table tho.
Politically, voting may be off the table tho.
What IS a bit of a problem is the Speaker of the House of Representatives is a CONSTITUTIONAL position, & a vacancy creates a gap in line for POTUS succession purposes (#2 in line by statute). This affects natsec interests of course as the Speaker has a role in those at times.
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