Rep. Grijalva does NOT need to be sworn in by the Speaker ..... others can do the job, and have done so in the past.

[eppur_se_muova]

The Speaker or Speaker Pro Tempore must swear in members who miss the mass swearing-in ceremony on the first day afterward; on rare occasions, the House has authorized other Members or local judges to swear-in absent Representatives.

https://history.house.gov/Institution/Origins-Development/Oath-of-Office/


I.E. THAT'S THE HOUSE'S OWN F***ING WEB PAGE AS THE SOURCE

[malaise]

1. Just effin

Do It!
That is all.

[Qutzupalotl]

2. So the House has to approve letting a judge do the swearing-in?

That makes progress less likely.

[UTUSN]

3. K&R

[GoodRaisin]

4. Johnson is not going to do it, so get on with it.

Krasnov has told Johnson in no uncertain terms absolutely do not swear that woman in.

[calimary]

5. So how do we get around that?

Her constituents who chose her to represent them are being robbed, defied, and insulted - every minute that this drags on.

[Attilatheblond]

6. Taxation Without Representation.... we all know the next line

People in AZ 7 are generally well below wealthy. They have withholding taken out of their pay checks every payday. And they are without representation in the US House of Representatives. Any way some lawyers can file a class action suit against Mike Johnson?

[onenote]

13. Not likely

She would be the one with standing and she is unlikely to sue at least not yet.
It’s been 17 days since she was elected. While that’s an atypically long period to wait to be sworn in, there are several recent examples of members — of both parties— not being sworn for two weeks. If it was to continue to be delayed after Johnson reconvenes the House she will have a stronger case

[Attilatheblond]

14. Being forced to pay taxes but not allowed representation isn't enough to have standing?

Not gonna buy that, as I am a neighbor to those in that district.

[onenote]

16. Nope.

And its unlikely the courts would take the case, at least not under the current facts.

I'm not in any way defending Johnson, who is plainly avoiding swearing her in for partisan reasons. But its just a fact that there is no specific requirement for when a new member gets sworn in. There are examples where the swearing in has not occurred until a month after a special election and two weeks is pretty common. And those facts make court intervention, at least at this point in time, unlikely.

[progressoid]

7. Ha. That's funny. Like rules and laws matter any more.

[BurnDoubt]

8. Perhaps Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson could be called-upon to remedy this Constitutional aberration.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

9. That's my thought.

[onenote]

10. Only if specifically authorized by House resolution

The assignment of the Speaker to swear in members is enshrined in statutory law — 2 usc 25 to be precise. The only instances where someone other than the speaker has sworn in a member have been situations where the House authorized that action by resolution. And so long as Johnson keeps the House in recess there can’t be a vote on such a resolution.

So, no, no judge or clerk or anyone can officially swear in a new member

[Warpy]

11. Aw, hell, I'd much rather be sworn in by Hakeem Jeffries

than Marshmallow Mike Johnson, a man so deeply in thrall to his Lard and Savior that even a marshmallow might be more substantial than he is.

Yes, it's Johnson's job and his refusal to DO HIS FUCKING JOB should be one thing Democrats hammer him with next year.

[surfered]

12. For the Epsteinth time, release the files

[MerryBlooms]

15. Squeaker of the House is absent and unaccounted for