His powers are literally only limited to recognizing the next nominee for Speaker, holding the vote, and sending the House to recess.
Is this actually established? The actual language states “The Member acting as Speaker pro tempore under this provision may exercise such authorities of the Office of Speaker as may be necessary and appropriate pending the election of a Speaker or Speaker pro tempore.”
While kicking people out of offices clearly doesn’t fall under this, I feel like the role isn’t as limited as “can ONLY use their power to try and elect a new speaker”. Like, if there is indeed a gridlock and a new speaker can not be agreed upon, I feel like at a certain point just going ahead and doing the normal job of the speaker is “necessary and appropriate” since the alternative is a dead branch of government.
Is this actually established? The actual language states “The Member acting as Speaker pro tempore under this provision may exercise such authorities of the Office of Speaker as may be necessary and appropriate pending the election of a Speaker or Speaker pro tempore.”
The authority of a Speaker pro tempore to exercise certain powers
depends on whether he is designated, designated and approved, or
elected. The powers of a designated Speaker pro tempore, compared with
those of an elected Speaker pro tempore, are relatively limited.
Deschler Ch 6 Sec. Sec. 10, 14.
Since he hasn’t been elected or “designated and approved”, his powers are much more limited. The other important words are “pending the election of a Speaker or Speaker Pro Tempore”. This has generally been interpreted as his powers are only limited to being what’s absolutely needed to elect a permanent Speaker. As virtually everybody has said that the HoR is essentially shut down for a week until the GOP comes up with a nominee, it looks like this interpretation is still holding.
This asshole is just stroking off to the GOP base with these evictions. Hopefully, they tell him to go fuck himself.
Seeing as this has never happened in US history before… well it’s going to be a clusterfuck that the parliamentarian will no doubt have to weigh in on multiple times.
Is this actually established? The actual language states “The Member acting as Speaker pro tempore under this provision may exercise such authorities of the Office of Speaker as may be necessary and appropriate pending the election of a Speaker or Speaker pro tempore.”
While kicking people out of offices clearly doesn’t fall under this, I feel like the role isn’t as limited as “can ONLY use their power to try and elect a new speaker”. Like, if there is indeed a gridlock and a new speaker can not be agreed upon, I feel like at a certain point just going ahead and doing the normal job of the speaker is “necessary and appropriate” since the alternative is a dead branch of government.
Is this actually established? The actual language states “The Member acting as Speaker pro tempore under this provision may exercise such authorities of the Office of Speaker as may be necessary and appropriate pending the election of a Speaker or Speaker pro tempore.”
Per this:
It comes right after the part you quoted:
The authority of a Speaker pro tempore to exercise certain powers depends on whether he is designated, designated and approved, or elected. The powers of a designated Speaker pro tempore, compared with those of an elected Speaker pro tempore, are relatively limited. Deschler Ch 6 Sec. Sec. 10, 14.
Since he hasn’t been elected or “designated and approved”, his powers are much more limited. The other important words are “pending the election of a Speaker or Speaker Pro Tempore”. This has generally been interpreted as his powers are only limited to being what’s absolutely needed to elect a permanent Speaker. As virtually everybody has said that the HoR is essentially shut down for a week until the GOP comes up with a nominee, it looks like this interpretation is still holding.
This asshole is just stroking off to the GOP base with these evictions. Hopefully, they tell him to go fuck himself.
Seeing as this has never happened in US history before… well it’s going to be a clusterfuck that the parliamentarian will no doubt have to weigh in on multiple times.