W&M Expert on Speaker Removal: 'There's No Precedence for This'
October 06, 2023
October 06, 2023
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 6 -- The College of William and Mary issued the following news story on Oct. 5, 2023:
In an unprecedented turn of events, U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-California) was removed from his seat as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in a 216-210 vote on Tuesday. It was the first time a House speaker, one of the top positions in U.S. politics, has been unseated in this way.
C. Lawrence Evans, Newton Family Professor of Government at Willia . . .
In an unprecedented turn of events, U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-California) was removed from his seat as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in a 216-210 vote on Tuesday. It was the first time a House speaker, one of the top positions in U.S. politics, has been unseated in this way.
C. Lawrence Evans, Newton Family Professor of Government at Willia . . .