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Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts) Thu Oct 3, 2013, 12:55 PM Oct 2013

just vote to dump the Boner from the Speakership & replace him with one of their own?

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A question-not knowing much abt. House rules & procedures, could the semi-sane Repugs (Original Post) Jackpine Radical Oct 2013 OP

All I could find is this 2naSalit Oct 2013 #2

(9,474 posts)

1. I don't think there are enough semi-sane repugs there to pull it off. n/t

Thu Oct 3, 2013, 12:57 PM

Oct 2013

(86,634 posts)

2. All I could find is this

Thu Oct 3, 2013, 01:39 PM

Oct 2013

A Speaker may be removed at the will of the
House, and a Speaker pro tempore
appointed,
2 Grey, 186; 5 Grey, 134.

From: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=HMAN&browsePath=113%2F03&isCollapsed=false&leafLevelBrowse=false&isDocumentResults=true&ycord=337

SubSec: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/HMAN-113/pdf/HMAN-113-pg151-2.pdf

Kind of looks like they could if there were enough of the type you describe. Problem is, it is likely that a gang of the insane ones would do this and put one of their bereft of morality shills in the seat.