Posted on 01/05/2023 11:05:04 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Thursday voted for former President Donald Trump as Speaker of the House.
The vote came during the seventh round of voting in the contentious speakership battle, which is currently in its third day:
My vote for Speaker of the House today?
Donald John Trump. pic.twitter.com/ajFdcHVPM5
— Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) January 5, 2023
Gaetz stands as one of the several Republican holdouts refusing to unite behind Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as Speaker of the House, initially forcing a second vote earlier this week — an occurrence the country has not seen in 100 years. In a Tuesday letter to the Architect of the Capitol, Gaetz inquired as to why McCarthy occupied the Speaker’s office, despite not having that position:
The Speaker of the House Office in the Capitol is currently being occupied by Kevin McCarthy.
Kevin McCarthy is not the Speaker of the House. He lost 3 consecutive votes today.
I’m demanding answers from the Architect of the Capitol. pic.twitter.com/AIZ8bFks6W
— Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) January 4, 2023
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It’s not so very wrong, as the position requires balance. The Speaker does need to have powers, and if you negotiate or delegate away those powers, you essentially become impotent and meaningless.
It is the PEOPLE'S HOUSE not the fiefdom of a dictator. We are not liberals yearning for some "strong Swamper" to run our lives.
And Lutz's boy friend has made himself impotent and meaningless.
Here’s hoping.
Stop wasting time elect a guy who had diner with Klaus schwab the enemy globalists behind depopulation and the great reset
So, what! He had dinner with Schwab, likely means nothing!
Churchill while in Europe well before the war researching for his book on his ancestor John Churchill, later the Duke of Marlborough met with and interviewed Mussolini. Tried to set up a meeting with Hitler but Hitler wouldn’t allow himself to be questioned. He didn’t approve of the ‘question topics’.
How better to understand your potential adversary then a polite dinner conversation!
A speaker has to have power over flock. That power shouldn’t be abused, but it shouldn’t be abused by the general representatives. McCarthy has given away so much power, should a speaker ever be selected, each season will open with a prayer, the pledge and an order to vacate the chair.
Watch. He’s given away the store. No matter who the speaker ultimately will be , they will be neutered as far as leadership power goes.
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