Mike Johnson Will Have to Wait for Vacancies to Be Filled

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Mike Johnson Will Have to Wait for Vacancies to Be Filled

November 15, 2024 at 7:38 am EST By Taegan Goddard 3 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2024/11/15/mike-johnson-will-have-to-wait-for-vacancies-to-be-filled/

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The pickle that Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself in with Trump nominating three House Republicans for administration positions is being compounded by Florida’s leisurely pace for filling congressional vacancies, Politico reports.

No empty Sunshine State seat has been filled in fewer than 148 days this century, and while there are hopes of replacing Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz faster than that, Florida law suggests that will be difficult.

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[GreenWave]

1. Vacate the speaker.

[eShirl]

2. The Speaker is supposed to be able to count. n/t

[Baitball Blogger]

3. I think this lines up with what AOC and Joy Reid said.

Matt Gaetz is being floated to see if the Senate will follow Trump, but if he gets rejected, he'll just take his seat back and continue in the next term. Meanwhile, Matt Gaetz escapes being outed by the report. Because, next term, that investigative committee will never be resurrected.

[Lonestarblue]

4. Since Gaetz actually resigned from the House, can he just decide to return?

[Baitball Blogger]

7. All Florida has to do is drag their feet on filling that seat.

Then whoever appoints that position (De Santis?) just needs to play their role.

[Emile]

8. Yes, he resigned for this term. He won his election

and will start a new term in January.

[2naSalit]

5. The only silver lining...

Is that the call for release of the report is growing louder and is likely to happen so that may change his trajectory some.

[Baitball Blogger]

6. Absolutely. It's time for a public outcry.