#kevinmccarthy can't win. If he appeases or bribes the hold-outs to get enough votes, he relinquishes any chance to deliver on his initiatives.
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Keep in mind that once a Speaker is elected, the Rules of the House kick in and grant the Speaker very broad, discretionary powers through which he can promote his initiatives.
That's why everyone's fighting so hard against electing a Speaker they don't want to empower.
The negotiations are about how the Speaker will use his discretion, to see if they can find a compromise that will get things done later.
Exactly.
@volkris Some of the concessions he is making would impose limits on those discretionary powers, including allowing a single member to be able to bring a motion to vacate the speaker. That's a heck of a sword of Damocles.