A motion to vacate is a rare and strong procedural tool that has only been used twice in the past century against Republican speakers.
In January, McCarthy, hoping to appease some on the hard right like Gaetz as he fought to gain their vote for speaker, agreed to give as few as five Republican members the ability to initiate a vote to remove him. But when that wasn’t good enough for his critics, he agreed to reduce that threshold to one — the system that historically has been the norm.
The motion Gaetz introduced is a privileged resolution, a designation that gives it priority over other measures. The next step is for House leaders to schedule a vote on the resolution within two legislative days. It would take a simple majority of the House — 218 votes, when no seats are vacant — to remove McCarthy from his post.
However, there are several procedural motions that members of either party could introduce to slow down or stop the process altogether.Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., who has long wanted McCarthy gone, said the speaker’s weekend deal with Democrats to keep the government running without any of the conservative priorities is just another reason he will be voting for the ouster.Still, other far-right members and allies of Gaetz as they fought the spending deal and other issues were less sure. Rep.
Showing the tough road ahead to win over conservative support for ousting the speaker, Massie said the real history-making moment has been the House working through its regular job of trying to pass spending bills, and he worries this effort will quash all that.
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