Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) said he will do “everything possible” to prevent the empowering of Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.). “I’m against ‘Speaker Light’,” Gaetz said in a clip post…
His comments are probably based more on the traditions and history of the House rather than any written law, House rule, or even Article of the Constitution
I don’t get Gaetz’s constitutional argument. The Constitution only has this to say about the Speaker role:
It hardly seems like a “desecration” to let the House choose a temporary speaker.
I know, I know, it’s shocking that Gaetz is not a serious person.
His comments are probably based more on the traditions and history of the House rather than any written law, House rule, or even Article of the Constitution