Original Title: Inside Trading in US House Speaker Election Will Tear the US Further Apart
After 4 days of chaos and 15 rounds of voting, the dust has settled and Republican McCarthy has finally become the new Speaker of the US House of Representatives. From the first rounds of voting with fewer votes than one round, to the final victory with difficulty, the American media discovered that these votes were actually “bought” by McCarthy through the exchange of power. Such positions acquired through inside trading and compromise with party hardliners will further tear apart the US Congress and American society, exposing the shortcomings of the US political system.
On the 9th local time, the US House of Representatives approved a set of internal rules to guide the operation over the next two years by a vote of 220 to 213. This set of internal rules includes allowing any member of Parliament to propose a motion to remove the president at any time, limit federal spending budgets, and so on. These contents are part of what McCarthy promised to the ultra-conservatives of his party who opposed him in order to be elected Speaker.
Serfaty, CNN reporter: McCarthy made many important concessions, some of them procedural, but very important to the (extremely conservative) members of the “Freewire” caucus. The concessions forced McCarthy to give them more power, and he lowered the threshold from five to one, requiring only one congressman to propose the president’s removal, something he previously said he would never agree to.
In addition to the above, McCarthy also promised ultra-conservative lawmakers, by agreeing to seek substantial cuts in government spending, to achieve a balanced federal budget within 10 years starting in October this year, and not to interfere in future Republican primary elections. . In addition, McCarthy also allowed some conservative lawmakers onto key House committees and promised to put their legislative priorities on the voting agenda.
Gillespie, professor of political science at Emory University in the United States: It would be surprising if there weren’t a large number of “Freewire” caucus members entering key committees and taking leadership positions, which are all things McCarthy has promised to be elected.
Power for votes. However, as a politician in an important position, McCarthy’s benefit trade will no doubt have a real impact on the American people. Some American media said in an article titled “What price will the United States pay for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s concessions?” Senate Majority Leader Schumer, a Democrat, warned that these compromises would lead to the federal government shutting down or defaulting on its debt in the future, with devastating consequences for the United States.
The “New York Times” article said that this political dispute shows that the US Congress may repeatedly fall into chaos over the next two years.
Gillespie, professor of political science at Emory University in the United States: I don’t think anything will change, this reflects a very divided political environment and a very divided society.
