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Gaetz sends letter to Architect of the Capitol asking why McCarthy is occupying Speaker’s office
The Hill ^ | 01/03/23 11:23 PM ET | BY JULIA SHAPERO

Posted on 01/05/2023 12:00:11 AM PST by RandFan

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) sent a letter to the Architect of the Capitol on Tuesday questioning why House Speaker candidate Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was already inhabiting the Speaker’s office amid an intraparty battle over the House’s top leadership position.

“I write to inform you that the Speaker of the House Office located in the U.S. Capitol Building is currently occupied by Rep. Kevin McCarthy,” Gaetz said in the letter.

“As of this morning, the 117th Congress adjourned sine die, and a Speaker from the 118th Congress has not been elected,” he continued. “After three undeciding votes, no member can lay claim to this office.”

McCarthy failed to secure a majority for his Speakership bid in three consecutive votes on Tuesday, leading Republican leaders to adjourn for the day. A group of 19 GOP lawmakers, including Gaetz, consistently opposed McCarthy on all three rounds, with Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) joining the anti-McCarthy group in the final vote of the day

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KEYWORDS: gaetz; house; mccarthy; whoops
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To: Right_Wing_Madman
Speaker candidate Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was already inhabiting the Speaker’s office

He is not even entitled to a vacant Janitors cubicle somewhere in the nether reaches of the house basement.

Since he is not currently an elected government official he is a CIVILIAN and the Sergent at arms / Capital police should arrest him and escort him to jail awaiting trial.

21 posted on 01/05/2023 4:37:29 AM PST by spokeshave (Proud Boys, Angry Dads and Grumpy Grandads.)
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To: RandFan

Soros told him to go ahead and move in.


22 posted on 01/05/2023 4:40:35 AM PST by COBOL2Java (Gun laws empower criminals. Guns empower the people.)
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To: spokeshave
Since he is not currently an elected government official

Congressman Kevin McCarthy represents the 20th District in California

23 posted on 01/05/2023 4:50:37 AM PST by tlozo (Better to Die on Your Feet than Live on Your Knees )
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To: nickcarraway

The architect is Art Vandelay - a man of many talents, Architect, Marine Biologist and Importer/Exporter. With all those balls in the air he probably never finished the Capitol -


24 posted on 01/05/2023 4:51:26 AM PST by Paco
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To: tlozo
Congressman Kevin McCarthy represents the 20th District in California

Congressman Kevin McCarthy represents Davos in Switzerland.

25 posted on 01/05/2023 4:53:36 AM PST by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: Pollard

bkmk


26 posted on 01/05/2023 4:57:19 AM PST by novemberslady
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To: spokeshave
Cancel that

Congressman Kevin McCarthy represents the 20th District in California

27 posted on 01/05/2023 4:58:39 AM PST by spokeshave (Proud Boys, Angry Dads and Grumpy Grandads.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

“And he’s showing why he shouldn’t be Speaker.”

1000%👍


28 posted on 01/05/2023 5:04:14 AM PST by PrairieLady2
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To: Sirius Lee
Congressman Kevin McCarthy represents Davos in Switzerland.

LOL, and who in Congress doesn't represent the rich contributors?

29 posted on 01/05/2023 5:05:01 AM PST by tlozo (Better to Die on Your Feet than Live on Your Knees )
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To: RandFan

Or, he is getting on with the job in anticipation of a favorable election outcome.

Perhaps that is premature but if he loses, it won’t really matter.


30 posted on 01/05/2023 5:07:16 AM PST by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Juneteenth is inequality daythis piece is )
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To: RandFan

Gaetz is being petty. It’s personal with him.


31 posted on 01/05/2023 5:24:21 AM PST by popdonnelly (All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

“We’d be p1ssed to the moon if a democrat did this and hadn’t been formally elected Speaker.”

Exactly. Hubby didn’t think there was anything wrong with this. I asked what he’d say if it were Pelosi pulling the same stunt.

Pelosi and McCarthy seem to have about the same degree of hubris and entitlement.


32 posted on 01/05/2023 5:26:37 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (Stupid is supposed to hurt.)
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To: RandFan
McCarthy is an arrogant a-hole, assistant Democrat. He’s a squatter and it is revealing. Exactly what has McCarthy done in his life? What has he earned? What has he built? He’s a talentless fvck. He has never had a job in the private sector. That in itself is telling. He has zero experience in the real world and cannot relate to those that make America run. He has to take what he doesn’t earn, hence squatting in an office that he did not win. He exists solely on the back of hard working American taxpayers. He’s a miserable POS and the model of EVERYTHING wrong with America.

I will make this completely clear. Anyone that makes a career out of government is the enemy to America. They lack the principles, values, courage and ability to build in the private sector. They exist solely on the work of others. And they don’t even say ‘thank you’.

I’m about done with Republicans. When Republicans politicians fight each other instead of fighting Democrats and doing what their constituents want, then you know they are in politics purely for themselves. Everything the 20 holdouts want is completely reasonable. McCarthy is fighting tooth and nail to essentially disenfranchise Republican voters. McCarthy want the status quo in which a few make all the decisions in writing shitty legislation and the many have several hours to not read the legislation and then vote for it. The vast majority of Republican congressmen seem fine with this and support McCarthy. That’s where I have a problem. It’s the vast majority of Republicans that I have issues. In short, the GOP has left me, and it’s not recent. There has been zero movement in the right direction for decades.

33 posted on 01/05/2023 5:29:35 AM PST by ConservativeInPA (Stupidly is a moral problem, not an intellectual problem. )
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To: LibertyWoman

“What has he promised to the swamp?”

The question is: “What has he promised to the lobbyists and the CCP?”. He IS the swamp.

He’s terrified the the illegitimate income stream to support him and the little lady, Frank Luntz, might disappear.


34 posted on 01/05/2023 5:30:39 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (Stupid is supposed to hurt.)
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To: tlozo
LOL, and who in Congress doesn't represent the rich contributors?

Right now it looks like just the Freedom Caucus.

35 posted on 01/05/2023 5:30:58 AM PST by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: Paco

He’s a pretty good latex salesman.


36 posted on 01/05/2023 5:33:12 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (Stupid is supposed to hurt.)
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To: Pollard

What flummoxes me is why Trump is backing him.


37 posted on 01/05/2023 5:59:18 AM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: logi_cal869
If Trump were to back off support for Luntz's boyfriend he would look like a real statesmen.

Possible Trump position statement: "Look, critics call me a divider. Well I tried to unite the GOP but it looks like Kev is not the guy for SOTHOR. I will not endorse anyone at this time."

Would be a great MAGA move!!

38 posted on 01/05/2023 6:03:45 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: RandFan

Has the Architect of the Capitol responded back?


39 posted on 01/05/2023 6:09:28 AM PST by tennmountainman ( Less Lindell CONS, More AZ Style Audits)
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To: nickcarraway

“The architect? Wasn’t he done when the building was finished?”

Said the architect:

” Denial is the most predictable of all human responses. But, rest assured, this will be the sixth time we have destroyed it, and we have become exceedingly efficient at it.”


40 posted on 01/05/2023 6:26:46 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (At this point I would rather have the illegals here than the liberals.)
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