What's Going on in the US House of Representatives?
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Nope...... They are too afraid of .... Oh, nevermind. Bunch of class clowns!
Good. It’s saving money. BTW we have a 2 Trillion deficit.
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RLENT
Veteran Expediter
But Emmer dropped out soon after Trump’s comments so it appears there is still a lot of influence in the selection process in the House.
Not a lot of influence. Very little influence. If not for the fact that a speaker nominee needs all but 4 Republican votes to get elected, the militant Trump fanatics who have no interest in actually governing would have no influence at all. And the only influence they actually have comes from their ability to break things, not to build things.
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Mike Johnson is the latest Republican Speaker Designate as of late Tuesday night. Vote could be held Wednesday afternoon unless he drops out too. Since he's not very well known, maybe he's got a chance
www.cnbc.com
Republicans nominate Mike Johnson for House speaker in latest attempt to break GOP impasse
The Louisiana Republican is well-liked with few political enemies, but he could suffer the same fate as the three failed speaker nominees who preceded him.
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If they end up putting all 221 Republican House members up for election to the speaker's seat, do they start over with the same list? About 20 have tossed their hat in the ring so far and none have been elected. That's pretty amazing when you remember that the nominees are running unopposed. They have no opponent in the race, and they still can't win.
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I said this (quote above) on Jan 3, 2023, when I started this thread. Little did I know than how true my words would be. Few people back then would have imagined the utter collapse of the House Republican caucus.
Mike Johnson elected Speaker of the House.
www.nola.com
Louisiana's Mike Johnson elected speaker of the U.S. House, ending weeks of chaos
Mike Johnson was one of the most right-wing candidates for the speakership and voted against certifying the 2020 election and against legalizing same-sex marriage.
He just finished his speech,,,great speech,,,he is being sworn right now....nice guy..Mike Johnson elected Speaker of the House.
Louisiana's Mike Johnson elected speaker of the U.S. House, ending weeks of chaos
Mike Johnson was one of the most right-wing candidates for the speakership and voted against certifying the 2020 election and against legalizing same-sex marriage.
Looking back, it appears that this whole mess was an exercise in giving the party elders their chance to hold the position since it was "their turn", and they were rebuked. Thus, we have a start to a changing of the guard. Hopefully the Senate will be next, and Mitch McConnell and his lackeys can pass the baton. Scalise, Jordan and Emmer will still be important figures in the House or elsewhere in the GOP, and Johnson will have a chance to unite the Republican members going into 2024.
Looking back, Matt Gaetz and his group of nihilists look brilliant. They took out McCarthy and every speaker candidate but Jordan. Jordan had too many enemies to win so he lost. The Freedom Caucus continued to take candidates out until the entire caucus was exhausted and finally surrendered. The result is new House Speaker "Maga Mike Johnson," a name given him by Gaetz.
The MAGA extremists got their Speaker, which assures them of losing the House in 2024. I'll write more about that later.
As was to be expected, Democrats, liberals and the mainstream media are in full attack mode, leading with the worn-out label of "MAGA Extremist" for the newly elected Speaker they don't even know. Of course this would have been the rhetoric aimed at any new Speaker, regardless of who the Republicans elected. Let's face it - their mantra is to label any strong GOP candidate as a "MAGA Extremist", and the same applies to any American who would vote for them. This vitriol is not just reserved for Trump and his followers. For them it applies to conservatives in general, and Mike Johnson is a strong conservative.
He should keep the Republicans united and get off to a good start by passing a continuing resolution to give the House time to cull through the remaining spending bills. If he sticks to his principles, he should have the support to get rid of the ridiculous Gaetz rule which allows one member to make a motion to vacate the chair. This will not only benefit him, but also future Speakers from either party. House Speakers should not be held hostage by fringe lunatics like the Gaetz 8 or the Squad.
He should keep the Republicans united and get off to a good start by passing a continuing resolution to give the House time to cull through the remaining spending bills. If he sticks to his principles, he should have the support to get rid of the ridiculous Gaetz rule which allows one member to make a motion to vacate the chair. This will not only benefit him, but also future Speakers from either party. House Speakers should not be held hostage by fringe lunatics like the Gaetz 8 or the Squad.