Republicans Demand Big Changes After Kevin McCarthy’s Impeachment: GOP Calls for SCRAPPING Rule Matt Gaetz to Kick Out Speaker – Less Than 24 Hours After Historic Vote
- The 70-member Republican Main Street Caucus demanded that each candidate for speaker present a plan on how to change the rules
- “Personal politics should never again be used to trump the will of 96% of conservatives in the House of Representatives,” the caucus said in a statement.
It was Kevin McCarthy’s only parting advice to his successor: “change the rules.”
Now Republicans outraged by McCarthy’s impeachment are demanding changes to the rules he agreed to, with only one member of Congress able to force a vote in the House of Representatives to push out the speaker.
The 70-member Republican Main Street Caucus demanded that each candidate for speaker present a plan on how to change the rules.
“Personal politics should never again be used to trump the will of 96% of conservatives in the House of Representatives,” the caucus said in a statement. “Any candidate for the presidency must explain to us how what happened on Tuesday will never happen again.”
Rep. Garrett Graves, R-La., a McCarthy ally who helped him with leadership, also pushed for the rules to be changed.
Now Republicans outraged by Kevin McCarthy’s impeachment are demanding changes to the rules he agreed to, with only one member of Congress able to force a vote in the House of Representatives to push out the speaker.
“Given the number of great people at this conference who said no, I wouldn’t even consider that job because it’s going to be a complete failure. And that must be addressed.’
He called for punishment for anyone who makes such a motion without a majority of the conference, as well as raising the threshold for filing a motion to evict.
Before becoming speaker, McCarthy offered his conference a five-member motion to leave — meaning any member seeking to oust the speaker would need four cohorts to join the cause.
The motion is submitted as a ‘privileged’ resolution, which means that it must quickly reach the House of Representatives. McCarthy could have postponed the case for up to 48 hours until votes in court and concessions could be made, but only to hold a vote the day after Gaetz filed the motion.
With his narrow majority, the speaker had only four Republican votes to lose.
The former chairman refused to make a deal with Democrats, who could have voted “present” or voted for him, thwarting Gaetz’s efforts. The Democrats didn’t offer him a lifeline either.
The race for speaker is now on, and two front-runners have thrown their hats into the ring: Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan.