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Why is it ok that he can do this? Before you respond glibly, IT IS NOT OK THAT HE CAN DO THIS. We need to fix this shit.
Why can't he do this? He was elected Speaker of the House.
Why is it ok to let the speaker have that kind of power?
I don't see why it isn't. This is the norm everywhere else. For a slightly extreme example, Prime Ministers can do the same thing. You have to have someone decide when to recess. If representatives disagree, they just vacate 'em. To counterbalance, the Speaker does not usually participate in floor debates, and is mostly responsible for other procedural and administrative stuff as well.
Is it a norm for the government to just go on a paid vacation when an uncomfortable question arises?
Not the norm, but not unexpected at all either. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Brackett_Reed#Spanish-American_War_and_resignation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_States_House_of_Representatives_sit-in#June_23:_Sit-in_ends
That’s very different than what we have here.
What’s your alternative to having the representatives elect one member to exclude from debates and decide when to recess?
I would start with not taking such a reductionist view of the situation
What’s the holistic view, then?
The holistic view is that Republicans are all pedophiles and all of them should die.
Cool, that can happen independently of amending the Speaker-ing procedure.