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1. The House Rules can't change the succession. McHenry is an acting Speaker Pro Tempore he is not the Speaker. The Rules contemplate a prompt action to replace the Speaker not to provide for a temporary Speaker who has access to the Gates Procedures disclosure or any of the
2. gang of eight privileges without a vote of the full House. @PatrickMcHenry has already shown himself a petty individual who by recessing the House without a vote exceeded the power of a Speaker Pro Tempore something that was was neither "necessary" nor "appropriate"
3. under Rule 8(b)(3)(A). His actions to cause unnecessary and inappropriate inconvenience to the former Speaker Pelosi while attending to the funeral of a member of the Senate is an affront. His adjournment for part of one legislative day plus three following legislative days
4. violated the Constitution Art. I, 5 and may arguably give rise to recess appointment power. McHenry should be forced to hold a session to vote on the Speaker Pro Tempore and cannot declare himself a de facto Speaker with the power it carries by fiat of a Speaker Pro Tempore.
5. The Minority Leader should demand a parliamentary ruling on the propriety and legality of the Speaker Pro Tempore's intemperate acts and demand that a vote be taken on who will act as Speaker Pro Tempore as provided for in Rule 8(b)(3)(A). @RepJeffries @SpeakerPelosi
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