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Congressmen Confirm That Boehner Will Either Resign Speakership Or Be Forced Out
Cybercast News Service.com ^ | 1/2/13 | Ron Meyer

Posted on 01/02/2013 5:08:45 PM PST by drewh

I have confirmed with a group of Congressmen that House Speaker John Boehner will not be reelected Speaker tomorrow.

He will either resign or be forced out tomorrow.

Only 17 members are needed to block Speaker Boehner's election tomorrow. A Speaker needs an absolute majority of all votes cast for a specific person.

If no one has a majority, the House is speakerless. I've confirmed these rules with the House Parliamentarian.


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: boehner; christian; districtofcolumbia; fireboehner; gohmert; johnboehner; military; ohio; onlyfoolsbuythis; resign; speakerofthehouse; speakership; texas
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To: drewh

Mark Steyn is not native born citizen.


81 posted on 01/02/2013 5:47:34 PM PST by matthew fuller (Newt, Palin, West, Ryan, Gohmert, Gowdy, Poe, Issa, or McCaul for next House Speaker.)
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To: TADSLOS; unixfox
Mark Levin - were he elected speaker, the collective gasp from the Democrat side would be heard for hunderds of miles. Nancy Pelosi would melt like the wicked witch.

I would pay real money to watch him instruct the House on the Constitutionality of bills before a vote is taken.

82 posted on 01/02/2013 5:49:19 PM PST by par4
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To: All

isn’t it suspicious that Cantor suddenly voted differently with the boner?


83 posted on 01/02/2013 5:49:46 PM PST by VAFreedom (maybe i should take a nap before work)
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To: halfright; drewh
Only guy I know qualified to balance the budget. Did it 4 years in a row with Clinton.

It sickens me to hear conservatives parroting Clinton lies. We haven't had a balanced budget since 1957. Noot is a lying POS. The debt increased each and every year he was Speaker.

84 posted on 01/02/2013 5:49:53 PM PST by Hoodat ("As for God, His way is perfect" - Psalm 18:30)
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To: Resettozero
What do you remember? - I remember the incredible victory in the '94 election - I remember Gingrich saying Clinton, "made him melt." and he let Clinton do whatever he wanted. - I remember Gingrich told the entire conservative House that they needed to abandon conservatism starting in 1996, and the rest of leadership had to mutiny so he didn't completely abandon it. - I remember he single-handedly saved by having his own bimbo eruption when Clinton was under impeachment. That was unfortunately, the defining moment of conservatism. It;s not fair, but from that moment on most Americans considered conservatives lying hypocrites. Conservatism has never recovered. If that hadn't happened, we wouldn't have President Obama today. - I remember during his run at speakership he and his mother acted like jerks, making Republicans look like jerks, reversing everything Reagan had done. -I remember he started out as a Rockefeller Republican and never changed and ran against Reaganism in '76. -I remember he went on apology tour with Nancy Pelosi in 2006, because it was trendy and apologized for the evils of conservatism (He did Obama's apology tour before it was cool) He said that conservatives were lying about global warming because they were greedy. -When conservatives cost his handpicked candidate Dede Scozzfava an election he posted a rant on his web site about how terrible conservatives were.

What do you remember? You can't deny any of these things, because they are true.

85 posted on 01/02/2013 5:50:51 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: drewh

The Marxist’s worst nightmare!
GO Newt!

Otherwise go with Trey Gowdy! He’s super smart and tough too!


86 posted on 01/02/2013 5:52:25 PM PST by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: matthew fuller

Ron Meyer is with American Majority Action.

He was on Larry Kudlow this evening & only mentioned the possibility that JB’s speakership could be in jeopardy. Certainly did not convey it was a done deal (he was on during the 6 PM CST hour, so I guess he could have posted this revelation to CNS afterwards)......


87 posted on 01/02/2013 5:52:39 PM PST by tnvol01 ("...answering that question w/ specificity uh, you know, is, is, uh above my pay grade.")
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To: VAFreedom
isn’t it suspicious that Cantor suddenly voted differently with the boner?

Not just Cantor, but McCarthy, Hensarling, and Price as well. Numbers 2 through 5 bucked the Speaker. Boehner is toast.

88 posted on 01/02/2013 5:52:51 PM PST by Hoodat ("As for God, His way is perfect" - Psalm 18:30)
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To: nickcarraway
What do you remember? You can't deny any of these things, because they are true.

Whatever makes you happy.
89 posted on 01/02/2013 5:54:24 PM PST by Resettozero
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To: nickcarraway

I think you left out his rant on Ryan’s ‘right wing social engineering’ comment. Thanks, Newt, with friends like you, who need enemies?


90 posted on 01/02/2013 5:55:02 PM PST by griswold3 (Big Government does not tolerate rivals.)
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To: drewh

The fact that people are even talking about this means they are not
afraid of Bonehead.
The issue seems to be who will replace him.


91 posted on 01/02/2013 5:55:31 PM PST by tennmountainman
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To: ptsal

In my mind, she is what mainly cost him the primary, but he seems severely PW, and its costing him one thing...RESPECT.


92 posted on 01/02/2013 5:55:31 PM PST by FrankR (They will become our ultimate masters the day we surrender the 2nd Amendment.)
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To: Ron C.
The job is a thankless task that few want...

The RATS and Piglosi certainly "liked it" and brought us Obamacare on Christmas eve in the dead of night. Almost pulled Obamacare off with a "Deemed" vote. They also gave us Cap and Tax and gave a rousing cheer when it was passed. The RATS have never ever seen a tax they didn't love. The real belief on the left is that all money belongs to the President and/or Congress and they are the ones to determine who gets the goodies. They do not live in "real-ville" but rather fantasy-land where unicorns reign supreme. How many RATS Congresscritters have every met a payroll? We certainly know the Liar in Chief never has - the only private sector job he ever held was dishing up Baskin Robins ice cream for a short while as a teenager. The rest of his career has been with his snout in the public trough.
93 posted on 01/02/2013 5:56:08 PM PST by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: AuH2ORepublican; drewh

2. How is the Speaker of the House elected?
Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution states, “The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers.”

Although the Constitution does not require the Speaker to be a Member of the House, all Speakers have been Members.

When a Congress convenes for the first time, each major party conference or caucus nominates a candidate for Speaker. Members customarily elect the Speaker by roll call vote. A Member usually votes for the candidate from his or her own party conference or caucus but can vote for anyone, whether that person has been nominated or not.

To be elected, a candidate must receive an absolute majority of the votes cast—which may be less than a majority of the full House because of vacancies, absentee Members, or Members who vote “present.” If no candidate receives the majority of votes, the roll call is repeated until a majority is reached and the Speaker is elected.

http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/memberfaq.aspx


94 posted on 01/02/2013 5:56:36 PM PST by smoothsailing
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To: griswold3

Yes. I absolutely agree with that sentiment.


95 posted on 01/02/2013 5:57:15 PM PST by Dave W
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To: Democrat_media
Mama Grizzly as Speaker would be great too.


96 posted on 01/02/2013 5:57:53 PM PST by drewh
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To: tractorman
Clint Eastwood Ted Nugent for speaker.

There. Fixed it.
97 posted on 01/02/2013 5:58:05 PM PST by crosshairs (They are only assault weapons in the hands of tyrannical governments and criminals. Ban both.)
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To: Christie at the beach
I wish it could be Newt. He accomplished so much before as the speaker.

Noot Gingrich Loves FDR

98 posted on 01/02/2013 5:58:31 PM PST by Hoodat ("As for God, His way is perfect" - Psalm 18:30)
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To: Resettozero

It’s not about what makes you or me happy. It’s about facts. So far, I have offered facts, you have offered nothing. And another Gingrichite offered, “kiss my ass,” Who wins, the ones who can site facts, or the one who sites insults? The idea of Gingrich of a conservative is all marketing and hype. He’s the Kim Kardashian of conservatism. (My apologies to Miss Kardashian)


99 posted on 01/02/2013 5:59:19 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
Sounds like a caption of the Young and Restless.

He followed the constitution to have Clinton brought up on charges while others tried to have him removed for their political careers. Don't forget that, buddy. Newt never blamed the standards for making bad choices like Mr. is did. So, you are a weak person for buying the spin. I'd like to see you and the others up there doing 1/100th of what the man did over his career.

100 posted on 01/02/2013 5:59:27 PM PST by Christie at the beach (I like Newt. Our nation's foundation is under attack.)
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