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.”)
What a joke. Final straw for me. I’m now an Independent.
Wow. Interesting.
This is the back room deal Johnson did with Schumer and the rest of the Cabal rats. It is so obvious. He passed the 61 billion so that he could keep the Republicans from ousting him. It is so freaking obvious!
photos from a trip to a private island is my guess.
Tells you all you need to know about Johnson.
“ Tells you all you need to know about Johnson.”
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Gives the APPEARANCE of him having made a deal with the devil.
All of the interviews I’ve read and seen of his district constituents seem to show pretty solid support there.
Support could change.
The third plausible reason for Pres Trump’s support.
So, when is Johnson the traitor changing parties? He really should make it official. He fools NO ONE.
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