Posted on 11/09/2006 12:37:47 PM PST by LexBaird
An idea occurs to me. According to Article I, the whole House gets to choose the Speaker. Now, normally this occurs along straight party lines, but since the House is fairly closely divided, what if the Republicans in the House let it be known that they would support a moderate Dem over Pelosi, and vote as a block to do so?
Is there any House rule that would prevent this? Many of the incoming Dem freshmen ran as "moderate" centrists. Perhaps some pressure or temptation could be brought to bear to eliminate the dinosaur commie Dems from House leadership positions by stopping Pelosi from being coronated by default.
Any insider wonks out there wish to shoot me down quick?
Why put a moderate face on the Democrats?
Since Pelosi was responsible for securing campaign funding for most of the Dem freshman class, I doubt they would band together against her. No matter how moderate they may have claimed to be.
Exactly. Politically speaking, if we have to have a Democrat as Speaker . . . let's put the most liberal one in there possible and paint them as the face of the Democrat Party.
Take a look at cable right now; there's your new leaders.
I'm gonna be sick.
I suggested this a few times before. There is time enough between the election and the seating of the 110th Congress for Pelosi to screw up. I think Rep. Harmon might side with us, for example. there might be a few patriots on the democRAT side that understand to have her in the Presidential succession chain in this nuclear age is sheer lunacy.
If done right, the next two years could be some tremendous political judo.
Because of the control over chairmanships. My gut clenches to think of Rangel, Waters, or that ilk getting the gavel in key committees. Which they will if the strict seniority system prevails.
I can't wait to see this bipartisanship! :)
One of Nelson Rockefeller's toadies in the press launched a trial balloon by pointing out that the House was free under its rules to look outside the body for a Speaker. The author suggested that the House replace the senile Democrat Carl Albert as Speaker with -- ta-da! -- Nelson Rockefeller. True, Rocky was from the other party, but "at this grave time of peril, a Government of National Unity would be preferable to divided government." Then all Congress would have to do following Agnew's resignation would be to impeach, convict and remove Nixon, and President Nelson Rockefeller would lead us all into a new world of peace and prosperity lah-dee-doo-dah.
Nixon finessed the trial balloon by picking Gerald Ford, who was very much liked by his colleagues.
I think there's a better way. A big scandal. Proof of the NUMBERS of illegals working in her vinyards or as maids in her hotels. Make it so bad Leona Helmsley looks angelic. So bad the MSM will be FORCED to cover it and the Dems can't afford to stay in her corner.
That's what I think, too. I see now that very often the Dems are the ones who do the things they accuse the GOP of. It's been an effective tactic for them, turning the finger out that should be pointing at them.
Hmmmm...perhaps it was really a Dem who orchestrated the 9-11 attack...I'm thinking Teddy the diver...
The new Dims are in Pelosi's pocket. Ain't gonna happen!
Well, that's kinda the goal. ;^) I suppose you are correct, but frankly, the seniority system in the legislature is one of the big problems with the system. The whole purpose of having two year terms was so the House would be responsive to the People. That doesn't function when for all intents and purposes everything is controlled by people with "30 year" terms.
Right or wrong that's the system, we're stuck with.
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