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[–] Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You’re welcome, it’s a mess trying to interpret. Watching the events live on CSPAN it comes across like a big made up kangaroo court cult. I’m fairly certain that part of being inducted as speaker involves updating the rules which is where all the negotiating to be elected speaker comes in. Unfortunately theirs like half a dozen or so extreme right republicans that are sending a message and without the democrat minority support they don’t have enough votes to elect a speaker without appeasing their extreme republicans (which is also why the vacate went through). That’s my understanding anyway, like I said, the whole thing seems like a clown show and is embarrassing to watch as a citizen.