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The inability of a fractious Republican conference to choose a leader would render the House virtually powerless, unable to do anything except keep voting to pick a speaker. If that fight dragged on for more than three days, it would threaten Congress' ability to hold a constitutionally mandated joint session on Jan. 6, 2025 to certify the results of the presidential election.
Repubs like to think they know how the world works and can get stuff done, yet give them the keys, and it's always chaos circus.