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Ryan Smith can hold daily news conferences, make wild accusations of bullying and extortion, and claim to have as many votes as he wants, but those are not the reasons why he is not Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives today. In the simplest terms, and in the most convenient definitions, Ryan Smith, himself, is the problem.
Ryan Smith can hold daily news conferences, make wild accusations of bullying and extortion, and claim to have as many votes as he wants, but those are not the reasons why he is not Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives today. In the simplest terms, and in the most convenient definitions, Ryan Smith, himself, is the problem.
Let 3rd Rail Politics break it down for you:
1. The Hastert Rule has always been the rule
for the Ohio House GOP.
Except for the two-year period between 2009 and 2011,
Republicans have held a majority in the Ohio House since 1995. In all of
those years that they have held the majority, House Republicans have generally
followed a version of what is now known as the Hastert Rule. It means
that before the Speaker of the House will put a measure on the floor for a vote
it must have the support of at least 50 Ohio House Republicans.
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