A group of 45 members of the House of Representatives is demanding “fundamental changes” to GOP rules in the lower house that allow a small group of lawmakers to impeach Rep. Kevin McCarthy from his speaker position.
Republican lawmakers slammed the unprecedented vote to oust McCarthy (R-Calif.) as an “injustice,” adding that they were “embarrassed and embarrassed” by the eight members of their party who voted with Democrats to oust the former speaker .
“We refuse to allow the eight members who left and undermined our Conference to determine every decision in policy and personnel for the remainder of this Congress, including the election of the upcoming Speaker of the House,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter to colleagues.
“We cannot let our majority be determined by an alliance between a chaotic caucus and a minority party that will do nothing but guarantee the failure of our next Speaker,” they added.
McCarthy became the first House speaker ever to be removed from office earlier this week.REUTERS
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas), Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) was among the Republicans who signed on to the letter, which echoed McCarthy’s complaint that “less than 4 percent” of the GOP conference was able to join Democrats to “override the will of the remaining 96 percent of Republicans.”
Lawmakers said they “remain committed to the conservative and transparent objectives” of the former House speaker and called for unspecified changes to House GOP rules.
“The injustice we are all witnessing cannot be left unaddressed – lest we take responsibility for the consequences,” the letter said. “Our conference must address fundamental changes to our majority structure to ensure success for the American people.”
In January, McCarthy agreed to lower the threshold for a down vote for a motion to vacate. AP
Currently, the House allows a member to force a floor vote on a motion to vacate a seat, the parliamentary mechanism of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) successfully deployed against McCarthy on Tuesday.
McCarthy himself agreed to lower the threshold for a floor vote on a motion to vacate during his successful negotiations with right-wing Republicans, who helped win him over in January.
Historically, the threshold to force a floor vote sat at one, but former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) raised it to a majority of any party during her tenure after some Republicans threatened to deploy it against former Speaker John Boehner (R). . -Ohio) in 2015.
“I don’t think the rule is good for the institution but it seems I’m the only one,” McCarthy said in an exit speech Tuesday after becoming the first House speaker ever to be removed from office.
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