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BREAKING: Kevin McCarthy Removed As Speaker
Townhall ^ | 10/23 | Spencer Brown

Posted on 10/03/2023 1:56:35 PM PDT by spirited irish

Now-former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was stripped of his gavel on Tuesday afternoon via roll-call vote on Rep. Matt Gaetz's (R-FL) motion to vacate the chair, pursuant to rules agreed to by McCarthy in order to clinch victory in his drawn-out race to become speaker in January.

By a vote of 216 to 210, the historic motion prevailed as presiding Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) declared "the resolution is adopted...the office of Speaker of the House of the United States House of Representatives is hereby declared vacant."

The Republicans joining Gaetz in his motion to vacate were Reps. Biggs (AZ), Buck (CO), Burchett (TN), Crane (AZ), Good (VA), Mace (SC), Rosendale (MT

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; US: California
KEYWORDS: adiosmofo; bringiton; california; historic; itsnothisblogamazing; kevinmccarthy; notablogpimptoday; paleolibs; patrickmchenry; pseudoconsstrike; thestupidparty
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To: yldstrk

Republicans just don’t do this - until now....


381 posted on 10/03/2023 3:23:47 PM PDT by Karoo
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To: WinstonSmith1984

Except the votes for both of those things don’t exist.


382 posted on 10/03/2023 3:24:10 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: cotton1706

you are very ignorant

McCarthy is still a member of congress


383 posted on 10/03/2023 3:24:24 PM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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To: CodeToad

I have the sinking feeling that what little influence we still had in the federal government (flawed as it was) was just largely destroyed by friendly fire. Hope I’m wrong.


384 posted on 10/03/2023 3:24:56 PM PDT by Palmetto State Conservative
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To: Pontiac

Agree, 100%.


385 posted on 10/03/2023 3:25:18 PM PDT by Reno89519 (DeSantis 2024. Successful Governor, Honorable Veteran, Respectful, Respected. No Baggage, No Drama.)
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To: Mr. N. Wolfe

Southern Comfort eggnog is on sale this early? WHERE?? I want some.


386 posted on 10/03/2023 3:26:34 PM PDT by CatDancer (President Trump will remain the President in Exile)
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To: spirited irish

so Freepers how do you like Matt Matt Gaetz speaking from the dem side of the house to vacate to speaker ummmm, pretty telling


387 posted on 10/03/2023 3:27:00 PM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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To: Palmetto State Conservative

“I have the sinking feeling that what little influence we still had in the federal government (flawed as it was) was just largely destroyed by friendly fire. Hope I’m wrong.”

You get peace through strength not appeasement. All we’ve done for 100 years is sit back and let the democrap run things.


388 posted on 10/03/2023 3:27:16 PM PDT by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Have!)
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To: spirited irish

389 posted on 10/03/2023 3:28:07 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: madison10

Gaetz railed against the FAILURE of McCarthy to USE THE ONLY LEVERAGE we have in a thin majority, as he promised.

THE POWER OF THE PURSE is the Leverage and belongs to Only the US House of Representatives to force these UniParty “deals” and “trades” and lobbiest donors pay offs to do their duty to America First.

Biden said he and McCarthy had a deal, this weekend. KJP was asked about it yesterday and had no answer. She did today. She walked back Biden’s remarks! McCarthy is chameleon.

The next leader will know there is a price for being UniParty.


390 posted on 10/03/2023 3:28:11 PM PDT by RitaOK (Viva Christo Rey. For Greater Glory.;)
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To: Pontiac
In my opinion way to many members of the house are ‘Me Too’ members that do exactly what the party leadership tell them to do.

Wouldn't it be great if the republican conference was united in the goal to put America first and not their careers as a professional politician or beholden to their wealthy donors?

The one thing the dems have going for them most the time is they tend to be in lock-step when they vote. Not always but usually when it counts. That makes them good little drones for the cultural Marxist dem party but not good representatives for their constituents. Or maybe that's what their voters want. I dunno how dems think or even if they do think. They seem to operate on pure emotion most the time.

391 posted on 10/03/2023 3:29:16 PM PDT by Boomer (X-Twitter is NOT a free speech platform. The scummy Marxists are back in charge. )
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To: markman46

“you are very ignorant

McCarthy is still a member of congress”

Ignorant of what? I made no claim that McCarthy had been removed from Congress. He has been removed from his position within the Congress, the Constitutional office of Speaker.


392 posted on 10/03/2023 3:30:03 PM PDT by cotton1706
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To: CodeToad

Does anyone really think any Dem will vote for any GOPer that may run for Speaker? Not likely. And who can garner all the GOP votes with such a slim majority.


393 posted on 10/03/2023 3:30:26 PM PDT by animal172 (This ain't the country I grew up in.)
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To: ConservativeInPA

She identifies as a sexual assault victim and she was hostile to President Trump after January 6th.


394 posted on 10/03/2023 3:32:37 PM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: tennmountainman

Not mad at all, tired of the nonsense… bread and circuses being sold as great accomplishments.


395 posted on 10/03/2023 3:32:55 PM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: markman46

You didn’t listen.

Matt Gaetz asked leadership for three tables on the R Party side. They RINO side wouldn’t give them up to him, so he had to present from the D Party side.

Then the ignorant LA representative snarled about Matt speaking from tbe Left, who didn’t know what happened.

He didn’t know because Matt didn’t whine about it.


396 posted on 10/03/2023 3:33:53 PM PDT by RitaOK (Viva Christo Rey. For Greater Glory.;)
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To: spirited irish

Another question for the paid media influencer defenders of rino Inc.

Please explain how representatives get into office making a couple hundred thousand, and in a few years are multi millionaires. All while America is being flushed down the crapper and deeper in debt.

Here’s a wakeup call...

Our rino representatives are to this country what Dylan mulvaney was to bud lite.

America is looking more like Anheiser Busch.

Yet many here are cheering on Dylan mulvaney as America is collapsing.

Step out of the ivory towers and take a look at how Americans are seeing America!


397 posted on 10/03/2023 3:35:31 PM PDT by patriot torch (..)
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To: spirited irish

Thanks for the thread!
Watching this now!


398 posted on 10/03/2023 3:35:38 PM PDT by djstex (All I Have to Say... President Trump was right about everything!)
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To: spirited irish

Thanks for the thread!
Watching this now!


399 posted on 10/03/2023 3:35:38 PM PDT by djstex (All I Have to Say... President Trump was right about everything!)
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To: djstex

sorry for the double post! ;(


400 posted on 10/03/2023 3:36:23 PM PDT by djstex (All I Have to Say... President Trump was right about everything!)
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