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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
Before that happens, it seems likely the Republicans would pull the "nuclear option": changing the rules so that a plurality - not the majority - decides the winner. That will force the MAGA extremists to either get in line behind McCarthy or hand it to the Democrats.
gpt
The best part is that they can't change the rules because there are no current representatives in congress. A speaker must be chosen for the new congress to be sworn in.  Until then, they are a bunch of people hanging around in the Capitol.