If a vote happens, Johnson is just three GOP votes away from losing speakership — unless some Democrats help him.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson attends a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on April 16, 2024 in Washington, D.C.With the potential for a “motion to vacate” the Speaker of the House measure coming closer to reality this week, some political observers are suggesting that non-MAGA-aligned Republicans and Democrats could vote for a “coalition” choice for the speakership — and that that choice could end up still being Speaker Mike Johnson .
The math for Johnson to survive such a motion isn’t looking good. With Rep. Mike Gallagher resigning later this week, wayward Republicans in the conference would only need three votes to successfully remove the speaker from his post, presuming every Democrat in the chamber also voted against Johnson.have already stated that they plan to block a motion to vacate vote if one happens, siding with the vast majority of Republicans who would vote against it, too, to protect Johnson.
of the First Amendment, claiming at one point during his career that it does “nothing more than prevent” the establishment of an official religion. Johnson also doesn’t recognize the case law built around that clause that states the amendment forbids the use of government resources to promote religions or religious dogma., as well as opposed to supporting reproductive rights and the right to divorce – views he espouses owing to his religious beliefs.
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