Also up in the air now is the impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden that was ordered by former Speaker McCarthy. There might not be an impeachment inquiry depending on who the next Speaker is.
Democrats were understandably quick to embrace Gaetz’s motion to vacate McCarthy. Why not? It creates an opportunity for them to cobble together a coalition government with Republicans—they only need five—that would effectively overturn the results of the 2022 election and disenfranchise 54.5 million Americans who voted for a Republican majority in the House.
Although perhaps an unlikely outcome, it’s more likely now than a week ago. It’s a risk that Gaetz and seven other House Republicans have assumed.
[The longer this goes on, the more likely that outcome might be, too. — Ed]
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