A New Bill, introduced on Monday by, Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA, 2nd District), would allow Only an Elected House Member to Serve as Speaker, after some wanted Trump to be Speaker.
The Constitution does Not directly state that the House Speaker must be a Member of the Chamber, but to date, the Role has never been filled by an Outsider.
Boyle argued that the Statute should be made Clear. His Bill, titled
The Mandating That Being an Elected Member Be an Essential Requirement for Speakership Act, would Explicitly Limit Eligibility to Current House Lawmakers.
"The Speaker of the U.S. House is second in the United States presidential line of succession. That Donald Trump's name would even be tossed around as a potential speaker in the people's house, should serve as an alarm bell that our current requirements need to be amended in the name of protecting our nation and our democracy," Boyle said in a Statement.
While All Speakers in U.S. history, have been Incumbent Members of the House, currently any Lawmaker can Nominate whomever they Wish, during the Roll Call, at the Start of each Session of Congress to Elect the Chamber's Top-Ranking Leader.
In recent years, some Lawmakers who didn't want toVvote for their Party's Leader have opted to Nominate Outsiders.
In January 2019, for example, Two Democrats Voted for Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), another Voted for Biden, and yet another Voted for Voting Rights Activist and 2018 Georgia Gubernatorial Candidate, Stacey Abrams.
And at the Start of the Current Session of Congress, in January:
- Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME, 2nd District) Voted for Duckworth.
- Rep. Conor Lamb (D-PA, 17th District) cast his Vote for House Democratic Caucus Chairman, Hakeem Jeffries (NY, 8th District).
- Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ, 11th District), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI, 11th District) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA, 7th District) Voted Ppresent" instead of endorsing Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA, 12th District).
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote! Michael H. Drucker
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