Posted on 11/15/2023 6:10:48 AM PST by USA-FRANCE
Johnson, who inherited the problem of a potential government shutdown when he was elected to the role after weeks of paralysis, saw 93 members of his conference in the Republican-controlled lower legislative chamber vote against his proposal. Almost all Democrats—209 members—voted for the plan with two voting against it.
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Santos keeps voting for and saying the right things. Amazing.
“You sound hysterical.”
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I’m not hysterical. But I like order. Especially Law and Order.
The thing is... all the delays and hiccups put in place by Gaetz won’t matter in the end. He might have good intentions, but it won’t change the final results. It’s just a lot of fuzz and a show for media consumption.
Because now, the majority of Democrats are voting according to our new speaker’s wishes. I dont say it’s good or bad. But that didn’t happen so blatantly with McCarthy.
Now that Gaetz is continuing to vote no, and the Democrats seems to be onboard with the majority of Republicans - was the ousting of McCarthy worth it? Will Gaetz still support the newly elected speaker?
Now continuing... :
GOP Hardliners Hijack Floor And House Heads Home Early
More than a dozen far-right Republicans voted against a procedural rule needed to bring two final bills for the week to the floor — an effort to protest Johnson’s government funding plan that passed a day earlier with more support from Democrats than from members of their own party.
It seems like you are quick to judge the "final result".
Johnson just got in. Johnson is promising the final result in January and February.
Seems the final result is still TDB.
McCarthy had 11 months to produce and he failed.
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