Contrary to a number of other opinions on the matter, Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., told Newsmax on Wednesday that the motion to vacate is a 'very important' rule in the House - one that any new speaker must agree to keep.
Contrary to a number of other opinions on the matter, Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., told Newsmax on Wednesday that the motion to vacate is a "very important" rule in the House — one that any new speaker must agree to keep.
"We're going to ask them about this very important motion to vacate rule, which we need to retain, because it's very important that the speakers, moving forward, are held accountable to the House and accountable to the people." Filed by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., the motion to vacate passed 216-210, making McCarthy the first speaker in U.S. history to be removed from office. Less than nine months after a bruising multi-day battle to gain the gavel, the California Republican told his conference shortly after the final vote that he would not run for the job again.
"It was Jefferson's manual around 1800 and it was that way until [former House Speaker] Nancy Pelosi changed it," he said. "She didn't change it to five. She changed it to a majority of her conference. So over 100 people would have to support a vacating motion for Nancy Pelosi. We demanded, and Speaker McCarthy agreed, to reduce that back to one when he became speaker in January.
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