Post-Midterms

[no_hypocrisy]

If Democrats win a majority of congressional elections, but Mike Johnson won't swear them in, then can voters from those districts go to court under the aegis of Writ of Mandamus to force him to swear them in? (Of course, he'd delay it; he'd lose his Speakership.)

A (writ of) mandamus is an order from a court to an inferior government official ordering the government official to properly fulfill their official duties or correct an abuse of discretion.

[pwb]

1. I think

Congress votes for a new Speaker after the election?

[no_hypocrisy]

4. And who swears in the (Blue State) congressional representatives before they vote

for a new Speaker?

[pwb]

5. That would be The Dean of the House?

That is the longest serving congressperson. They swear in both new and old Repesentatives and after that the entire Congress votes for a speaker.

[hlthe2b]

2. Johnson will no longer be speaker but elections will be held depending on who wins majority

This is in January of 2027 and ALL in the House will be newly elected/reelected (or gone). So, Johnson has no power and would be highly unlikely to become speaker again.

[rsdsharp]

3. It's probably unlikely that he'd be elected minority leader.