House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., remains House Speaker Mike Johnson. For now.
Despite lots of threats, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., has not yet pulled the trigger on her resolution to unseat Johnson.
Greene and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., huddled with Johnson for a second consecutive day Tuesday. Just last week, Greene proclaimed she would initiate her resolution to dump Johnson. But Greene is holding back. Again.
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She first threatened to force the House to vote on her measure in mid-March.
“We had discussions in the speaker’s office, and right now the ball is in Mike Johnson’s court,” said Greene.
When pressed when she might make her move against the speaker, Greene replied, “It’s up to Mike Johnson.”
There are droves of unhappy House Republicans right now. Greene says she wants to get members on the record, showing who is for and against Johnson. Moreover, Greene could underscore what is likely widespread support for Johnson. But a prospective vote total on Greene’s unorthodox gambit to pluck Johnson from the speaker’s suite would serve as an important metric. It would serve as a gauge of what could be a cataclysmic set of political events that might unfold late this year and early next. In fact, they could paralyze the republic.
To wit: If Greene ever called up her resolution, the House will first vote to block Greene from ever offering her motion to “vacate the chair” and mandate a new vote for speaker.
Like most things, it’s about the math. So let’s explore that for a moment.
Granted, there will likely be some GOPers who oppose tabling. In other words, there’s an unknown universe of Republicans who would be on the record, preferring that the House take a vote of no confidence on Johnson. But the House will likely short circuit that effort.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., has threatened to call to a vote a vacation of post for House Speaker Mike Johnson, however the event has yet to pass. (Getty Images)
No, things haven’t gone well at all for House Republicans since they won back the majority in the 2022 fall midterms. The House consumed five days and 15 rounds just to elect former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in early January 2023. And it only took House GOPers nine months to remove McCarthy. That prompted a 22-day interregnum in the House. It paralyzed the institution from doing anything until it finally elected Johnson…
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