If he is going to be ousted, it would happen behind closed doors in the Republican caucus, not on the floor.
The Pubbies would select someone else to replace him and that person would be their ‘floor’ nominee.
Pelosi and the Dems are irrelevant regarding this, as they are the minority.
That's one way to do it, however if you read Boyle's article carefully you'll see why it would never work that way. If it happens, the floor motion is how it will happen.
Not true, if nobody gets to 217 because of Boner defections among Republicans, then some Democrats may vote for Boner just to muck up the works.
What if a bunch of Dems vote for Boehner just to keep a milquetoast speaker in place?