Posted on 04/30/2024 10:45:11 AM PDT by RandFan
House Democrats announced today that they’ll unite to table Rep. MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE’s (R-Ga.) motion to oust MIKE JOHNSON as speaker of the House — effectively killing off her effort as a procedural matter, even as it breathes new life into it as a political one.
During today’s Dem caucus meeting, Minority Leader HAKEEM JEFFRIES “gauged where rank-and-file members stood” on the matter and “told his caucus members to vote their own conscience,” Nick Wu reports.
“We will vote to table Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Motion to Vacate the Chair. If she invokes the motion, it will not succeed,” Jeffries, Whip KATHERINE CLARK and Caucus Chair PETE AGUILAR said in a joint statement.
The announcement went on to nod at Johnson’s decision to bring the foreign aid package to the floor for a vote, despite staunch opposition on his right: “the time has come to turn the page on this chapter of Pro-Putin Republican obstruction.”
A note on timing: We couldn’t help but notice that the Dems played this for maximum mischief by announcing it while the GOP conference was meeting.
One big question now: What makes Johnson weaker: Going forward with motion to vacate or not?
Greene appears to have made the calculation that Johnson is worse off if she plows forward with a destined-to-fail vote in which he’s forced to rely on Democratic support to hold on to his position.
“I’m a big believer in recorded votes because putting Congress on record allows every American to see the truth and provides transparency to our votes,” Greene posted on X today. “What slimy back room deal did Johnson make for the Democrats’ support? … If the Democrats want to elect him Speaker (and some Republicans want to support the Democrats’ chosen Speaker), I’ll give them the chance to do it.” (Still, Rep. KAT CAMMACK (R-Fla.) summed up the attitude of many House Republicans when she declared that the effort to remove Johnson is “dead.”)
Keeping a useful idiot.
Then his Louisiana District voters will have to take him out.
It’s an upside down world.
I think is all the more reason to make a motion to vacate. When they save him they have oy themselves to blame.
Mike Johnson, the first openly declared uniparty speaker.
Ever since the turd rolling, Dung Beetle Partiers took over country music and NASCAR, they think they are now Republicans.
Ever since the turd rolling, Dung Beetle Partiers took over country music and NASCAR, they think they are now Republicans.
Good description
It’s clear the unitary got to hin
And there we have it.
The Speaker is a Democrat Speaker.
Way to go Republicans, for putting a dweeb like him there in the first place.
The odds of both R Leaders in Congress flipping are astronomical.
It’s Deep State Payments and Blackmail.
18 days earlier Johnson boldly spoke of his resolve to not approve a penny until the U.S. Southern Border was fixed.
The Democratic House caucus has an effective 20-seat majority for issues critical to their leadership, in January, they will have quite a large real majority.
What is mischievous about using whatever resources you have available to exercise power?
Don't you wish the GOP would, once, exhibit a desire to gain, hold, and exercise power?
Compromised: blackmail, threat and/or bribe
His unwillingness to refuse to close the border first ensured his continuation as Speaker. The democrats would never let him go now, they owe him big time!
Biden will always be grateful to Johnson for giving him a big victory in an election year.
Democrats want power.
Republicans want money.
Once you understand that, everything else falls into place.
If there was ever any doubt Mike was an Assistant Democrat those doubt have now been erased.
Cantor him.
The GOP can still vote him out as their house caucus leader.
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