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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: Perdogg

What a HUGE disappointment ..... This is just a waste of our time. They are all in bed together.


301 posted on 01/03/2013 10:29:58 AM PST by southernindymom
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To: Perdogg

What a HUGE disappointment ..... This is just a waste of our time. They are all in bed together.


302 posted on 01/03/2013 10:30:05 AM PST by southernindymom
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To: onyx

did he get it? I can’t stand to watch


303 posted on 01/03/2013 10:30:11 AM PST by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
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To: Toespi

I second TREY GOWDY for Speaker.


304 posted on 01/03/2013 10:30:27 AM PST by kidd
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To: Perdogg

Yep. She put him over the top.
So much for all the talk. It’s just talk.


305 posted on 01/03/2013 10:30:44 AM 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: ColdOne

He got it... it was painful to watch.


306 posted on 01/03/2013 10:31:14 AM PST by justlittleoleme
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To: ColdOne

Yes.. He got it. We have the crying drunk for weeper speaker.


307 posted on 01/03/2013 10:32:02 AM 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: justlittleoleme

Fox says he does not have it yet. 9 have voted no. If that number goes up to 17 they will have to vote again.


308 posted on 01/03/2013 10:32:12 AM PST by ConservativeMan55
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To: justlittleoleme

I knew it cr4p.......just cr4p. :(


309 posted on 01/03/2013 10:33:06 AM PST by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
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To: BillyBoy
But . . . but Noot was different . . .



(Actually, I loudly applaud every word you said)

310 posted on 01/03/2013 10:33:09 AM PST by Hoodat ("As for God, His way is perfect" - Psalm 18:30)
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To: LibLieSlayer

I too am into spines, sharp tongues and steel constitution. Throw in some arrogance and a political brain, and we’ve got Newt. Ha!

Thanks, Rita


311 posted on 01/03/2013 10:46:58 AM PST by RitaOK ( VIVA CHRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming.)
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To: drewh

312 posted on 01/03/2013 10:49:19 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

(oops). Brought to you by the same bunch that predicted a Romney landslide.


313 posted on 01/03/2013 10:53:12 AM PST by TADSLOS (I took extra credit at the School of Hard Knocks)
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To: LibLieSlayer
RE :”...whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.”

Oh no, tell me you were not one of the fools who believe she was running,

Some of them got quite unpleasant when they were warned that she was not.

Trump fooled a bunch here too, all they had to do was get on TV and say "woof, woof,Obama is no good" and there was a immediate sucker crowd that was sure they were running.

314 posted on 01/03/2013 10:54:05 AM PST by sickoflibs (Fight like Dems, fight to win !)
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To: BillyBoy; drewh; Impy; Principled; fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican; stephenjohnbanker
RE :”Boehner can resign suddenly now and leave the House Republicans scrambling to find a replacement, “

Bohners got the job because no one else wants it. He doesn't have to be great or historic, he's the goat, no one else wants that.

I saw Marsha Blackburn chirping up a storm on FNC yesterday about her opposing the tax extension bill all about 'lines in the sand' and saying ‘no’, and what her district voters want.(she is pretty which kept my attention)
She could of announced a run for Speaker.

Then she could have made sure the House passes nothing that gets into law. Unfortunately the tax increase deadline passed at the end of the year, otherwise she could run for Speaker and if she got it held out and let all the taxes go up and got the credit for it.

But it was much easier to vote no, the bill passes into law anyway, most of her district's voters taxes DON”T go up automatically and she is safe saying she 'voted against tax increases'.
The goat made that possible.

315 posted on 01/03/2013 11:24:02 AM PST by sickoflibs (Fight like Dems, fight to win !)
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To: Arthurio; BillyBoy; drewh; Impy; Principled; fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican; stephenjohnbanker; ...
RE :” The GOP probably could have gotten a lot more out of this fiscal cliff deal if all the “principled” types gave Boner some room to negotiate. He had very little leverage because just about possible deal would not have been able to pass with just Republican votes in the House.”

When they rejected plan B they ensured that the final bill would be crafted by O and the Senate. And for all I know that is what they wanted and are scared to say.

Sure, its easy to sit on the sidelines and demand that Bohner block a tax cut extension and in effect raise everyone’s taxes, and demand that he say he did it because he is against tax increases, while him getting all the blame for all the tax increases, which they all know would happen.

But they couldn't find a single House member willing to stand up and apply for that ridiculous job requirement.

Bohner is no great leader and in fact I think he is weak, but maybe that is why he has this job. Someone smarter (and sleazier) like Canter wont go near it.

So Sarah got no symbolic votes as Speaker??? Now that hurts :)

316 posted on 01/03/2013 11:43:19 AM PST by sickoflibs (Fight like Dems, fight to win !)
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To: sickoflibs
I was not making comment on Sarah. With all of our enemies that wish us dead... we really do not need to make enemies amongst those who will fight tyranny beside us. That is all that I was trying to say. Re-fighting the election has no value... we are now fighting for the survival of any semblance of our once great republic.

LLS

317 posted on 01/03/2013 11:59:49 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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To: LibLieSlayer

“I was not making comment on Sarah. With all of our enemies that wish us dead... we really do not need to make enemies amongst those who will fight tyranny beside us. That is all that I was trying to say. Re-fighting the election has no value... we are now fighting for the survival of any semblance of our once great republic.”

A mere semblance of a republic is perhaps enough to ensure that Julius Caesar’s illusion of a republic to keep the people seduced as their republic is transformed into an empire. But a mere semblance is no where near enough to preserve a real Republic.

A real Republic has limits, what we have now is halfhearted opposition in the rule a boundless Federal government. AKA mob rule. Hardly more fertile a ground for a Caesar to take over.

You see LibLieSlayer if we keep going as we are, there wont be an effective fight against tyranny at all. That republic we all seek to see preserved will fade into history with most people never realizing its gone until nobody that can cares to restore it.


318 posted on 01/03/2013 1:00:42 PM PST by Monorprise
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To: drewh

All for show. Cantor voted for Boehner. They all make me sick to my stomach.


319 posted on 01/03/2013 1:14:21 PM PST by Wisconsinlady (The only thing to stop a bad person with a gun, is a good person with a gun.)
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To: sickoflibs

Sorry you see a problem with assigning blame where it provably belongs.

Hope all that PDS you displayed keeps you warm, what with the RINO wing now in full control of our collective destiny. Me? I have no problem with my positions. It’s not easy being right so often, but I’m standing on pretty firm ground here.


320 posted on 01/03/2013 1:16:23 PM PST by Norm Lenhart
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