Posted on 11/17/2018 1:48:36 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET
The black congresswoman as alternative? Like Abrams in Ga. blacks are their most loyal supporters so they must give them a higher profile. Just look at Booker/Kamala. No need for us to help. Gillum got a lot of them to vote in Fla. Otherwise it would have been easier. I say 10 Republicans in congress should vote for her-non news. The more-of-the-same element. No need for anything 'refreshing'. Then there's the radical element. Would black leadership that's more radical take them over the cliff in 2020? You tell me.
I don’t think members of the other Party can vote for the Speaker, can they?
Pelousy has done so damned much damage to USA, I’d almost prefer any other commie=leftist-nutjob-LIAR we might get stuck with... if only for a change!
bring it on, D’s.
bring it on......
I trust in Trump.
The RNC shouldnt be drawn into it. Just vote for their guy and let the DNC tear itself apart. Who knows, they may so split the Democrat Party that the Republican comes close.
I would go with Fudge. Mix things up.
Makes it harder to campaign against and complain about the opposition party if you helped put their leader in charge.
No conditions on you may vote for, even somebody not in Congress.
Presumably he and she have made a deal: support her and she’ll find some common ground on “infrastructure” (pork barrel spending), pre-existing conditions, etc.
How about a deal on the wall?
Yes, they can, they just usually don't.
I do trust him. The GOP shouldn’t count on her to ever help with votes, as pay-back, though.
A bad deal would greatly pain me.
Pelosi will get it without Trump’s help.
Unlike Republicans who put Kevin McCarthy back in House leadership, they’re not the stupid party.
I think she has dementia. Trump wants her front and center while she deteriorates.
If the House Democratic opposition hates Nancy Pelosi enough to mount a serious challenge against her, think how even more enraged they’ll be if she wins the Speakership by selling her soul to the Republicans in exchange for enough votes to put her over the top.
No wonder Donald Trump wants this to happen. Let’s hope it does.
over the cliff ?
nope.
Nobody will call them on their nonsense the same way nobody called out obama because they
didn’t want to be called a racist.
“I don’t think members of the other Party can vote for the Speaker, can they?”
Yep. For Majority and Minority Leader, it’s only their own party. But for Speaker, it is the entire body of the House. So if a party’s House majority is tight, then they need virtually every vote from that party, or help from the other party.
In fact, I think that Paul Ryan threatened to pull in some Democrats if he didn’t get the votes that he needed...so the Republicans just gave in - same will likely happen with Pelosi. When it’s over, she’ll reach 218 votes with Democrats alone. Had the House numbers been tighter, things would have been much more fun!
Similar rules here in Texas - so the corporate-owned Republicans have continually elected a LEFTIST Speaker who threatens to bring in Democrats to get over the top, if necessary. At times we had over 2/3’s majority in the Texas House - just to see NOTHING DONE. Our Senate is great...but we cannot even stop double-digit property tax increases because of their asshole. It sucks!
. Speaker the whole House of Representatives and usually doesn’t vote.
The House will have House majority and minority leader.
https://constitution.laws.com/house-of-representatives/election-of-the-speaker
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is elected by the comprising members of the House. The election process is based on a simple majority vote. After a candidate is elected, the person is to be sworn in by the Dean of the House, which the longest serving member of the House. A new Speaker is elected when the position is rendered vacant, or if there is a change in the majority party in the House. Each major party in the chamber will nominate a candidate to be elected for the position of the Speaker.
Under Constitutional law, it is not explicitly stated that the Speaker be required to already be a member of the House of Representatives. However, history has proven that each Speaker elected has been a member, thus setting a precedent for subsequent elections that has not been codified into law. Members of the House will typically vote for the nominee for their respective party, but their vote can be placed for any of the nominees to be considered.
A majority vote is required by the Constitution’s provisions, however, less than a majority vote can be needed to elect a new Speaker because of absentee Members of the House placing a vote as “present.” If there is no candidate receiving a majority vote, the election process will be repeated until a Speaker is elected.
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