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NurseJackie

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6. Or "MTBAEMBAERFSA" for short.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Jul 20, 2021, 12:24 PM

Jul 2021

Boyle argued that the statute should be made clear, even if electing someone outside of Congress to serve as Speaker remains a long shot. His bill, titled the Mandating That Being an Elected Member Be an Essential Requirement for Speakership Act, would explicitly limit eligibility to current House lawmakers.

Or "MTBAEMBAERFSA" for short. Pronounced "mit-bame-barf-sa"

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Democrat unveils bill to allow only House members to serve as Speaker [View all] riversedge Jul 2021 OP

A prudent move. dalton99a Jul 2021 #1

Yup. Keep plugging the holes as best we can. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #18

Good! SheltieLover Jul 2021 #2

seems unconstitutional on its face unblock Jul 2021 #3

the constitution directly gives the house the power to choose its speaker. - But the constitution LiberalArkie Jul 2021 #7

This is a rule, not a law. patphil Jul 2021 #10

doesn't even need to be changed. the house can simply ignore it. it's unenforceable. unblock Jul 2021 #13

I've heard the opinion expressed that Cheeto Benito would never pursue that job seriously EYESORE 9001 Jul 2021 #4

He doesn't care Nasruddin Jul 2021 #11

And he's too stupid to comprehend the amount of work involved. zuul Jul 2021 #28

My husband pointed out that if Trump were to be... 3catwoman3 Jul 2021 #5

Right. Harker Jul 2021 #8

Or "MTBAEMBAERFSA" for short. NurseJackie Jul 2021 #6

This bill is about messaging, it appears to have major constitutional problems. tritsofme Jul 2021 #9

How so? lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #19

The Constitution says: "The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker" tritsofme Jul 2021 #22

They can limit their own rules, though. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #23

The article in the OP discussed a bill, not a House rule change. tritsofme Jul 2021 #25

Yup - either the author of the story in the OP is confused, or the author of the bill is confused. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #26

The difference a year makes sarisataka Jul 2021 #12

The House will have a permanent Reptilian majority if For The People Act and John Lewis Act fail. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #24

It's a rule. They can change it back the GOP wants to appoint Trump. zaj Jul 2021 #14

Good. Hope they get it done. n/t Liberal In Texas Jul 2021 #15

If they won the House wryter2000 Jul 2021 #16

Yes, just a waste of time madville Jul 2021 #21

On the other hand, the possibility of Trump as Speaker DavidDvorkin Jul 2021 #17

There were DUers promoting the idea of Hillary becoming Speaker onenote Jul 2021 #20

There's no way to really do that FBaggins Jul 2021 #27