What would a GOP-controlled House do? 5 theories

Say it is Nov. 3, and the Republicans have retaken Congress. What happens next? Pundits weigh in with predictions

If John Boehner becomes Speaker of the House, he hopes to impose a reform requiring each bill to include a section justifying its constitutionality.
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The current conventional wisdom holds that Republicans will win control of the House on Nov. 2, says Karen Tumulty in The Washington Post, but fall short of winning a majority in the Senate — throwing Washington into unfamiliar territory. Not since 1930, Tumulty points out, has the House "changed hands without the Senate following suit." But what would it mean practically to have a Republican-controlled House filled with new Tea Party insurgents and old-guard Republicans? (Watch a CBS discussion about the GOP's midterm chances.) Here, pundits predict what such a House would do:

1. Shuffle chairs

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