There was a time when opposing members would oppose such moves in the interest of House as an institution. The most telling aspect of the ouster was that there was no plan other than vacating the chair. It had all of the logic of Monty Python’s Judean People’s Front Crack Suicide Squad. Speaker McCarthy did make major changes in returning to regular order. The over 200 GOP members supporting McCarthy are not going to materially yield their positions to eight members.

Source: The Guardian October 04, 2023 18:15 UTC