Shouldn't there be some rules where if this many weeks of disfunction freezes the house from actually doing anything that the Senate steps in and appoints the speaker
That'd take a Constitutional Amendment.
@mcfate It would but they did change the rules to recall the speaker
I have no idea what you're referring to. The Senate can't make rules for the House, nor vice-versa, that's not how anything operates.
The change in the motion-to-vacate was committed solely and purely by House Republicans. The Senate had no part at all in that.
@mcfate obviously my little factious comment has gotten lost in translation. π€·ββοΈ I understand how this all works, just expressing a desire for an adult from outside to step in fix the issues, not making any kind of serious suggestion.
@chuck34108
But that had nothing to do with the Senate. I have no clue what you want the House to do.
What they CAN'T do is say, "If WE can't decide, then it's the SENATE'S problem", no more than the House could "confirm" a Supreme Court Justice.
It's not their JOB. It's not the Senate's job to fix the House's problems.