Reps Lauren Boebert & Matt Gaetz both say they'll nominate Trump to be Speaker Of The House when (if?) the GOP take back the House in 2023

[Osiris-ODS]

That’s why I asked. Vague memory. It sounds absurd. Has there ever been a Speaker of the House who was NOT an actual Member of Congress?

It's never happened, but constitutional Scholars recognize that it is certainly possible.

And note my edit about the bill recently introduced by democrats, entitled "Bill to require speaker of the house to be a member of the House." They are worried about it, for obvious reasons.

Democrat unveils bill to allow only House members to serve as Speaker

A new bill introduced on Monday by Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) would allow only an elected House member to serve as Speaker after former President Trump called the suggestion that he seek the g…

www.google.com

 

[Osiris-ODS]

That’s why I asked. Vague memory. It sounds absurd. Has there ever been a Speaker of the House who was NOT an actual Member of Congress?

FYI:

"Regardless, the Speaker—who has always been (but is not required to be) a House Member and has the same duties to his or her local constituents like the other 434 Members—is at the levers of power."

Speaker of the House | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives

“The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.”— U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 2, clause 5The Speaker is the political and parliamentary leader of the House. The Constitution mandates the office, but the House and...

history.house.gov

 

[Mac-7]

If he doesn’t run for a House seat and win it, can he even be a Speaker of the House?

According to constitutional scholars the Speaker does not have to have an elected seat in the House

 

[struth]

I think you do! Can you back up what you said?

Art 1 Sec 2 of the US Constitution does not restrict the Speaker to a member

 

[Polishprince]

Yes. Speaker of the House is not required to hold a seat in the House of Representatives.

In fact, the Dems recently proposed a bill entitled "Bill to Require Speaker of the House to be a Member of the House," obviously concerned about a potential Trump Speakership (and Biden/Harris presidential vacatur)

Such a bill would be a waste of time I think, although its presentation shows much the libs are frightened by the 75 million little Trumpsters.

After all, can one Congress pass a rule that would tie the hands of future Congresses like this and impose these new rules? Could a bill be passed limiting the presidency to those under 80 or over 40? Or pass a bill allowing those born in Kenya or Slovenia to be considered "native born" for eligibility?

Speaker is a constitutional position.

 

[BackAgain]

According to constitutional scholars the Speaker does not have to have an elected seat in the House

Yep. I though I remembered that. I have since looked it up. It’s because the Constitution itself is silent on that point. Apparently it just didn’t dawn on the Framers that any House might ever consider anointing a non-House Member as Speaker.

 

[buckeye45_73]

WTF are you babbling about?

Exactaly, you guys calling black republicans, white supremactists is exactaly that, babble.....thanks for siding with me on that one.

 

[lennypartiv]

Art 1 Sec 2 of the US Constitution does not restrict the Speaker to a member

But it would be a big mistake for either political party to name a speaker who was not a member of the House.

 

[BackAgain]

Art 1 Sec 2 of the US Constitution does not restrict the Speaker to a member

For that matter, it similarly doesn’t restrict the Speaker to being a citizen of this Republic. So the logic would appear to support the ability of the House to name the Queen of England as the Speaker of the House.

 

[struth]

But it would be a big mistake for either political party to name a speaker who was not a member of the House.

I don't disagree

 

[struth]

For that matter, it similarly doesn’t restrict the Speaker to being a citizen of this Republic. So the logic would appear to support the ability of the House to name the Queen of England as the Speaker of the House.

Excellent point, I see no restriction on US Citizenship

 

[Osiris-ODS]

But it would be a big mistake for either political party to name a speaker who was not a member of the House.

Disagree. Republicans holding back from doing things because of this mentality is exactly why the Dems are ALWAYS beating Republicans to the punch on everything. Republicans are always reacting, never being proactive.

 

[surada]

it would have been worse under Biden. Just look at how he is incentivizing illegal aliens to swarm into this country, with COVID.

Biden has f’d everything up - just as Obama said he would - and you think he could have gotten a handle in COVID? You’re funny.

Obama got a handle on Zika and Ebola using the Pandemic Handbook.

 

[Eric Arthur Blair]

Making Trump Speaker of the House would eliminate a battle over the presidency, benefiting both Trump
and DeSantis.

 

[struth]

Disagree. Republicans holding back from doing things because of this mentality is exactly why the Dems are ALWAYS beating Republicans to the punch on everything. Republicans are always reacting, never being proactive.

because Conservatives aren’t tyrants like leftist are

 

[Circe]

Art 1 Sec 2 of the US Constitution does not restrict the Speaker to a member

There has never been a test of that, as far as I know.

 

[struth]

There has never been a test of that, as far as I know.

i think they have all come from the House

 

[22lcidw]

While liberals are hoping conservatives will just wise up the hard right is trying very hard to kill us. Liberals really have to idea of the peril we face should Trumpism get full control of the government.

Progs are pushing are near pushing Pedophile relationships. Who is trying to kill you or anyone else. At some point they will do it to themselves.

 

[Chillicothe]

"Progs are pushing are near pushing Pedophile relationships. Who is trying to kill you or anyone else. At some point they will do it to themselves.

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[Red Storm Rising]

who is more attractive: Lauren or Matt?

The thread title is great. This post is stupid.