It was used by Republicans to remove John Boehner, although they never actually voted on it. After the motion was made, Boehner recognized he had lost his authority to lead, and he resigned as Speaker.
However, in 2019 the Democrats changed the rules to prevent any House member from making a motion to vacate the chair and force a floor vote. Now, it has to be "at the direction of a party caucus or party conference".
McCarthy would have to get enough Democrats to defect and join Republicans to remove Pelosi. I doubt he can find enough Democrats that haven't sold their soul to Pelosi.
McCarthy can introduce the resolution, and it would be privileged, but yes, he would need Democrats to jump ship and support him, otherwise Pelosi could shoot it down
For younger pede's:
There is a parliamentary procedure to "vacate the chair".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_to_vacate#In_the_U.S._House_of_Representatives
It was used by Republicans to remove John Boehner, although they never actually voted on it. After the motion was made, Boehner recognized he had lost his authority to lead, and he resigned as Speaker.
However, in 2019 the Democrats changed the rules to prevent any House member from making a motion to vacate the chair and force a floor vote. Now, it has to be "at the direction of a party caucus or party conference".
McCarthy would have to get enough Democrats to defect and join Republicans to remove Pelosi. I doubt he can find enough Democrats that haven't sold their soul to Pelosi.
McCarthy can introduce the resolution, and it would be privileged, but yes, he would need Democrats to jump ship and support him, otherwise Pelosi could shoot it down