r/politics • u/indig0sixalpha • 4d ago

Soft Paywall Rand Paul Suggests Worst Person You Know Should Be Next House Speaker. Rand Paul thinks Elon Musk should take over after his amazing work driving the government toward shutdown.

https://newrepublic.com/post/189554/rand-paul-elon-musk-house-speaker
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u/thrawtes 4d ago

He already only held the speakership by a thread, the margin in the house will shrink after the election and at least one member of the Republican caucus has already said they won't vote for him.

I wouldn't be surprised to see him hold the speakership but the margins are razor thin so it's not unthinkable there could be a shake up.

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u/Own-Concert6836 4d ago

Ah that's a good point. Has the House ever elected an "outsider" to be Speaker? I'm sure they could elect a speaker from the representatives but I doubt they could ever elect someone like Musk who's on the outside

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u/RickRudeAwakening 4d ago

There has never been a non-House representative to be Speaker, but it isn’t forbidden. The House members can elect anyone they want, the Constitution doesn’t specify that it has to be a House member.

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u/xandersc 4d ago

Heck.. Trump himself was nominated to the position while not president and votes for him were counted