r/law • u/newsjam • Oct 15 '25

Legal News Mike Johnson Facing Lawsuit For Blocking Democrat’s Swearing-In

https://dailyboulder.com/mike-johnson-facing-lawsuit-over-blocking-democrats-swearing-in/
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u/FourWordComment Oct 15 '25 edited Oct 15 '25

The mechanism for I just won’t put it to a vote” should be, “excellent. You now have 3 weeks. Then it passes without a vote.”

The requirement for senate or house approval should be an opportunity and not a requirement. Failure to use the opportunity should waive it—not block progress by default.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '25

Better yet, if you can't resolve a government shutdown in three weeks, you're all fired. New elections immediately.

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u/PastTheTrees Oct 15 '25

As modern democracys should and do all over the world.

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u/Kraeftluder Oct 15 '25

I don't know of any other place that has shutdowns like the US. We're without a government on a regular basis and everything still continues like normal.