FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone to News@lemmy.world · 11 days agoRand Paul floats Elon Musk for House Speakerwww.axios.comexternal-linkmessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up1185arrow-down19cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1176arrow-down1external-linkRand Paul floats Elon Musk for House Speakerwww.axios.comFundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone to News@lemmy.world · 11 days agomessage-square78fedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squareusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up16·11 days agoBy convention, not by law The Constitution does not explicitly require the speaker to be an incumbent member of the House of Representatives, although every speaker thus far has been, and as a member the speaker also represents their district and retains the right to vote. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives
By convention, not by law
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives