Posted on 10/03/2023 4:50:36 AM PDT by FarCenter
Fresh off averting a government shutdown, House members on both sides of the aisle are being thrust into the second historic Speakership battle in a year — forcing Democrats to confront a big political decision.
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Monday moved to force a vote on ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), largely based on the handling of a “clean” continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government open on Saturday.
It marks just the third attempt in House history to remove a sitting Speaker — following an unsuccessful move against Speaker Joe Cannon (R-Ill.) in 1910 and one against Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) in 2015 that was also unsuccessful, but contributed to his later resignation.
At least four House Republicans said they will support or are leaning in favor of the “motion to vacate.” In the slim House majority, just a handful Republican lawmakers could be enough to push the Speaker out — largely depending on how Democrats vote.
That means where Democrats stand is the wildcard that could determine whether McCarthy holds onto the gavel or becomes the first Speaker to be voted out.
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Depending on absences, just five GOP votes in favor of booting McCarthy as Speaker could put the onus on Democrats.
House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) sent a letter to House Democrats on Sunday informing members that, if a motion to vacate is offered against McCarthy, the group “will have a Caucus wide discussion on how to address the motion to best meet the needs of the American people.”
House Democrats are scheduled to huddle during their weekly caucus meeting Tuesday morning.
Democrats could allow McCarthy to remain in the Speakership without directly voting for him by voting “present” — or not at all.
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has been coy about the caucus’ plans for a potential motion to vacate, brushing aside questions as hypotheticals and insisting that the group will “cross that bridge” when it gets there.
It’s there already.
Where does your speaker go for votes on his bills? His good friends across the aisle tell him what he can and can’t pass. 90% of what he passes dies in the senate upon arrival and he knows that and the Democrats know that, yet cites it like it’s the law of the land.
The conservatives in rebellion will force the establishment riff-raff in the GOP to cross the aisle time and again for more votes from their communist friends. In some cases it will be hidden as much as possible from Republican voters, in others it will be hailed as “bi-partisanship” yet the results are the same, Democrat/Communist/Republican party ideology and policies are advanced and conservative policies are voted down or never brought to the floor for a vote.
The conservative faction in open rebellion is exposing the Republican Party worshippers dear little club to the voters for what it really is, an instrument to control the conservatives and the political opposition to the Democrat/Communist/REPUBLICAN liberal agenda. The Democrats/Communists could care less, they still run the show but the Republican liberals are terrified of losing more $ at the federal tit as the minority party.
The Dems had no problem in impeaching Trump in December 2019 over Ukraine.
Pelosi announced an impeachment inquiry (no floor vote) on September 24, 2019.
10 Dec: House Democrats unveil two articles of impeachment against President Trump - abuse of power and the obstruction of Congress
18 Dec: The House votes in favor of both charges, impeaching the president and setting up a trial in the Senate in the New Year.
The articles were submitted to the Senate on January 16, 2020, initiating the trial. The trial saw no witnesses or documents being subpoenaed, as Republican senators rejected attempts to introduce subpoenas.
On February 5, Trump was acquitted on both counts by the Senate, as neither count received 67 votes to convict.
it's always a GOPe Tell when someone opens up a comment with insults. I'm not exactly sure what the endgame for Gaetz will be, but I'm certain how you Country Clubbers will end up. The Party you kneel before is in a state of collapse. If people like you were allowed to push forward a candidate, h/she wouldn't get 40% of the vote. So much for your principled conservativism. Today, I'm living in a political world that is fun. To see stuffy, condescending people like you spend time posting to me is pure joy. When your System collapses, and it will, I will declare that the biggest win of all. Carpe diem!
Love it. Supposed to be a vote today.
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