Posted on 07/21/2021 6:58:42 AM PDT by Red Badger
Democrat Bill Blocks Outsiders From House Leadership
A new bill introduced on Monday by Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) would allow only an elected House member to serve as Speaker after former President Trump called the suggestion that he seek the gavel “so interesting.”
The Constitution does not directly state that the House Speaker must be a member of the chamber, but to date, the role has never been filled by an outsider.
Boyle argued that the statute should be made clear, even if electing someone outside of Congress to serve as Speaker remains a long shot. His bill, titled the Mandating That Being an Elected Member Be an Essential Requirement for Speakership Act, would explicitly limit eligibility to current House lawmakers.
“The Speaker of the U.S. House is second in the United States presidential line of succession. That Donald Trump’s name would even be tossed around as a potential speaker in the people’s house, should serve as an alarm bell that our current requirements need to be amended in the name of protecting our nation and our democracy,” Boyle said in a statement.
Trump last month was asked about the idea of him running for the House next year to try to win the Speaker’s gavel during a radio show appearance. “That’s so interesting,” he said in response to radio host Wayne Allyn Root, noting that others had suggested he run for Senate. “But you know what, your idea might be better. It’s very interesting.”
Rent free, 24/7....
I truly find it interesting that everyone Dums and Rinos are so afraid of one man.
My read is that they are at least a little worried about a big House swing to the GOP in 2022.
I am amazed that all of these Democrats have not had major heart attacks and strokes from the blood pressure issues they have caused by President Trump.
There has to be some major statin use by these people.
Trump lives rent free in their heads. It is funny to watch them scramble over this stuff.
They are sooooo afraid........
—”Rent free, 24/7....”
And at the same time consuming all the available nutrients (if any) in there.
They should repeal it. Next, elect Trump speaker.
Because the Commies and RINOs do not give a Rats Ass about the Will Of We The People.
Falls right into line of Taxation Without Representation, correct?
It’s time, people.
So, the Dems pass it and the next Repub. House changes it. So what? Purely stupid theatre by low IQ DemonRats. OOOOOOO they scare us .. hah!
Trump as speaker would be the perfect troll. He could assign Nancy an office in the basement, with leaky pipes.
It will become more and more evident that Trump’s effectiveness is greater as a non-office holder. I still don’t think he will actually run in 2024, but he will use the threat of doing so to keep Democrats acting in irrational terror (like this example) until the last possible moment.
They could always just impeach him again. Worked so well the first 2 times
Obviously, Trump is a big deal to these commies.
He warned us that they weren’t really after him, they’re after us.
He was just in their way....so, they want to keep it that way.
Tyrants gotta tyrant.
yet another illegal bill of attainder
Lindell 2024
Demonrat heads will spin on their axis.
Meanwhile, RAT political hacks continue to dig their holes deeper and deeper while the “little people” of this country struggle to pay their bills with Marxist RAT inflation, tax increases, lockdowns, etc. Let them eat cake applies 24/7 with the voter fraud coup crowd in office (both sides of the aisle). People really believe that these bastards give a damn about your lives and death. You believe they’re really peddling their Covid experimental shots on you because they “care.” If you believe that, you’re missing brain cells. All they give a damn about is acquiring billions and their quest for power over your lives.
Typical RAT Politician, living high on the hog on someone else’s money.
Congressman Eric Swalwell, 40, who was caught in a ‘honeytrap with Chinese spy Fang Fang’, spent $20K in Democrat campaign funds at the hotel where his wife Brittan worked, FEC filings reveal
Rep. Eric Swalwell spent more than $20,000 in campaign funds at the Ritz Carlton in Half Moon Bay, California, according to FEC filings
Documents also show his campaign spent $7000 at D.C. restaurants in the second quarter of 2021
The campaign also spent $10,000 on 26 trips with limousine services
Beat me to it.
Rent free, 24/7....
So...rent free, 24/7, full mini-bar access...lol
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