Paul Ryan gave a brief presser outlining his demands:

Prior to the presser Ryan met with various caucuses and gave them these conditions:

• 1. Every faction of the Republicans in the House must support him, or he doesn’t run.
• 2. A return to “regular order” where all proposed bills must come through committees first. Only Ryan will decide which bills will make it to the floor for a vote.
• 3. He will not be responsible for campaigning or raising money. Give that job to someone else, he doesn’t have the time for it.
• 4. Elimination of the “Jefferson rule”, or possible use of motions to “vacate the speaker”. This grants him unlimited power and no-one can challenge his speakership. He rules as dictator for the House and no-one allowed to challenge his authoritarian decisions.

Take it or leave it, he doesn’t care. (more…)