Republican leadership crisis paralyzes US Congress

• Rudy Boma

  American reporter

Political impasse in House of Representatives ‘freezes’ US Agree Republican politicians. Parliament came to a complete standstill as Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out last Tuesday.

Additionally, choosing a new House Speaker threatens to become a drawn-out issue; Today, Republicans plan to hold their presidential nominations behind closed doors, followed by a vote on the nominations on Wednesday. When a new leader will arrive is a matter of guesswork; It took four days and 15 rounds of voting to nominate McCarthy in January, and divisions among Republicans have widened since then.

The impeachment—unique in US parliamentary history—couldn’t have come at a worse time. Threatening another ‘shutdown’ in mid-November, the government shuts down. An agreement on the budget for the new fiscal year could prevent this. But MPs are forced to sit at home. Decisions on support for Ukraine and Israel must also be awaited.

The political deadlock illustrates the importance of the leader. It is one of the most important functions in Washington. it will be called so Speaker A sitting president is a formidable negotiator because they can create and reject budgets. Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi, for example, provided a striking counterbalance to previous President Trump. If both the President and the Vice President fail, the President is also in charge of the country.

In day-to-day practice, the Speaker places bills on the agenda, schedules votes and plays a key role in appointments to important committees. There is now no authority for temporary change of chairman.

The new leader needs 218 votes. Because Republicans have a majority in the House, they have a better chance of providing the president. Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise are two candidates who are heating up. They are both more right-wing than McCarthy. That was a boost to the partisans who defeated McCarthy. Matt Gaetz, who initiated impeachment proceedings against McCarthy, supports both.

Scalise, the feisty representative from Louisiana, is the second-ranking Republican in the House and has long been considered McCarthy’s best successor. He is a successful fundraiser for his party and has a strong network that he is busy cultivating.

Scalise has endured a lot in his personal life. In 2017, he was seriously injured in a baseball game by a left-wing gunman. At the end of this summer, he announced that he had been diagnosed with a form of leukemia, leading to questions about his fitness. Scalise calls his illness “easily curable.” He also voted for continued financial and military aid to Ukraine, a major divisive issue within the Republican Party.

Jim Jordan of Ohio is one of the founders of the ultraconservative Freedom Caucus, which has been moving away from McCarthy’s chair since his appointment. Running against him earlier this year, he got only twenty votes. Jordan is now leading a panel investigating President Biden and whether Biden abused his political influence to take advantage of his family’s business connections.

The former wrestler actually voted against more aid to the Ukrainian military and is considered more radical than Scalise. Party member Liz Cheney warned about Jordan. Cheney, the vice chairman of the committee investigating the Capitol storming, said Jordan was “part of Trump’s conspiracy to sabotage the election results.”

Many Republicans also carried Donald Trump for As the new leader. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, initially said he wanted to “do what’s best for the country.” Short term stock to be accepted as “connector”. He now supports Jim Jordan.

Although a Speaker is not theoretically required to be a member of the House, an outsider has never been appointed before. Also, the Party Rules No person who has been prosecuted for an offense punishable by imprisonment for more than two years shall be Speaker of the House. Four criminal cases have been filed against Trump. However, these provisions are not legally binding and can therefore be ignored.

However, despite being an outsider, Trump has a lot of influence in choosing the new leader. Republicans face the dilemma of whether to choose his policy of disruption and disruption or a more moderate course.