Speaker Position and certification

[yankee87]

If already done, I'll delete.

What happens on Jan 6 if there is no Speaker? Who gets to be POTUS?

Also, any chance Democrats say I don't believe he won and withhold their vote for cert?

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Also, no Speaker, no House.

Therefore by January 20, there could be both no President and no Congress.

FUBAR!

[drray23]

2. Nothing happens. The speaker has no role in certifying the election.

VP Harris does.
As far as the house goes, it will be like last time when the repubs took weeks to elect Johnson. A temporary speaker is in place with limited authority. Basically, only allowed to put votes on the floor for speaker election.

[onenote]

3. The answer to your last question

No, there is absolutely, positively, bet your house, family and life on it, no chance Democrats will all become insane and say they don't believe he won.

[yankee87]

4. Wishful thinking

I know you are correct, but what do we have to lose?
After seeing maga line up before Gaetz, a pedo and pimp, there are no more guardrails.
We need to fight every single thing against them.

[onenote]

5. What do we have to lose? Legitimacy. What do we gain? Nothing