The war between the Republicans in the USA is aimed at the dismissal of the leader of the House of Representatives

2023-10-03 18:03:03Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The war between the Republicans in the USA is aimed at the dismissal of the
Matt Gaetz and Kevin McCarthy

Republican House of Representatives member Matt Gaetz filed a resolution late Monday to remove Republican Kevin McCarthy as speaker, an effort that is likely to come up for a vote in the coming days.

The hard-line Republican, who represents a Florida district, has threatened for months to use a procedural tactic, called a motion of impeachment, to try to oust Mr. McCarthy as chairman.

The threats escalated over the weekend after Mr. McCarthy relied on Democratic votes to pass a temporary measure to continue funding the federal government.

During a speech before the House of Representatives, Mr. Gaetz asked Speaker McCarthy to shed light on the details of an alleged deal he made with the White House to vote on legislation to help finance the war in Ukraine during budget negotiations.

"It's becoming increasingly clear who the speaker of the House of Representatives is working for now, and it's not the Republican Party," Mr. Gaetz said in his speech, hours before delivering the resolution.

The motion to acquit is a rare and powerful procedural tool that has been used only twice in the past century against Republican presidents. But in recent years, conservatives have used the motion as a weapon against their leaders.

In January, Mr. McCarthy, hoping to appease some hard-line Republican lawmakers, agreed to a measure that would give five right-wing lawmakers the right to start impeachment proceedings against him as speaker if elected. In order to secure the Republican votes to take over the post of speaker after a few votes, Mr. McCarthy agreed that a motion by one Republican was enough to start impeachment proceedings.

Now Mr. McCarthy's leadership in the House of Representatives faces the ultimate test, as he needs the votes of Democrats to retain the speakership.


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