civil war between factions United States Republican Party This broke out in full force in Congress on Monday, promising that it would be established for at least the next few days. The House of Representatives is in chaos. Matt Gaetz one of the representatives far right He made a presentation in the Lower House Motion to dismiss Kevin McCarthy The ‘speaker’ is second in the presidential line of succession, after vice president Kamala Harris. And future McCarthy is currently It’s in the hands of the Democrats.
The extreme rebellion against McCarthy erupted less than 48 days after the Speaker of the House of Representatives worked with Democrats on Saturday to approve emergency legislation that would allow a temporary 45-day extension of the government budget and avert a partial Administration shutdown.
“It’s becoming more and more clear who he’s working for, and this is not a Republican conference,” Gaetz, a Florida congressman, said just hours before introducing the motion against McCarthy, whom he accused of reaching a “collusion” with Democrats. and President Joe Biden to ensure help ukraine This was left out of the final budget agreement.
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But the rebellion came from further afield. When the new Congress took office in January following November legislative elections in which Republicans regained control of the Lower House, albeit with a narrow majority, McCarthy needed 15 rounds of votes to secure the position. Was it one? A painful and humiliating process What a Californian should do Concessions exactly to the ultra wing These claims, which had already predicted years of turmoil, are proving true. And one of them Allowing a motion of no confidence to be initiated by a single voteGaetz took advantage of that this Monday.
This isn’t something McCarthy hasn’t done these months. Efforts to appease the ultra wing. For example, he bowed to pressure to launch andProcess to initiate impeachment proceedings against Joe Bidenand last week, the first hearing of the commission of inquiry for this impeachment case was held, even though no evidence was presented to substantiate his accusations that he participated in his son’s affairs and benefited corruptly. Hunter Biden In countries like Ukraine And Chinese.
But the congressmen closest to former President Donald Trump questioned McCarthy’s leadership from the first moment. They also criticized and tried to blast the agreement signed with the White House a few months ago that suspended the debt ceiling, which prevents the United States from defaulting, in exchange for promises of spending limits.
Standards and precedents
According to the rules of Congress 48 hours to vote on the proposalliterally means to vacate the ‘speaker’ position and this There are only two examples In history, none of them were successful. In the first, in 1910, it was the ‘speaker’ himself who introduced a kind of motion of confidence, which he accepted. In 2015, the Tea Party, the most radical wing of the Republicans, launched a counter campaign. John BoehnerWhich was never voted on but contributed to Republicans leaving office.
McCarthy might try Delaying transactions through bureaucratic maneuversHowever Gaetz appears to have enough votes To succeed in impeachment within the Republican Party. And he promised this too will not give up his efforts If it fails on the first ballot, we’ll use the 15 rounds of voting that McCarthy himself must approve as a benchmark.
So here comes another one period of turmoil and chaos In the extendable Lower Palace, dpreventing it from working and make the necessary progress budget negotiationsProblem to be solved before November 17 .
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Situation McCarthy’s future is in Democrats’ hands. those who deeply prioritize themselves dilemma and the conference led by Hakeem JeffriesHe called a meeting this Tuesday to examine next steps.
Can We support his retention in office.Something suspicious In the presence of a leader who initiated impeachment proceedings against Biden even though there was no evidence of corruption against the president, who pushed his ultra-conservative legislative agenda, and who initially criticized Trump for his harangue to the masses storming the Capitol, he had to bury those criticisms and describe himself as a former president. It took little time for him to establish himself as one of the president’s staunchest allies.
They may also take a more passive position. Those who do not participate in the voting or declare that they are present, with what reduces the number of votes needed to achieve a majority and they would help the Republican speaker counter domestic opposition.
It’s an endorsement that many Democrats flatly reject, but one that others are open to if they manage to wring concrete concessions from McCarthy. According to US media, these could range from providing more aid to Ukraine, ensuring implementation of the debt ceiling agreement or awarding more federal contracts to regions run by Democrats.