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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: spirited irish

I need to savor this moment.

I shall be drinking a glass of Southern Comfort egg nog with milk. It’s a decadent drink and one of my vices but I don’t care. Life is good.


41 posted on 10/03/2023 2:03:34 PM PDT by Mr. N. Wolfe
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To: gov_bean_ counter

Woman?


42 posted on 10/03/2023 2:03:49 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA
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To: spirited irish

I disagree with the timing but I agree McCarth deserved it. They had all year to prepare those budget bills and didn’t do it. He also made the mistake of sounding arrogant before the vote. Sort of like Bush saying See ya at the bill signing (on amnesty)


43 posted on 10/03/2023 2:04:05 PM PDT by McGavin999 ( A sense of humor is a sign of intelligence, leftists have no sense of humor, therefore……)
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To: EEGator

Misspelled it.

Boobert…


44 posted on 10/03/2023 2:04:05 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Eccl 10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left )
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To: spirited irish

This is more bad than good because of the media spin. This helps Democrats IMHO, but no more than McCarthy back bending to the Democrats.


45 posted on 10/03/2023 2:04:14 PM PDT by BigFreakinToad (Remember the Biden Kitchen Fire of 2004)
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To: Vermont Lt

Gaetz: McCarthy made multiple contradictory promises
Macarthy is in the pocket of lobbyists (my paraphrase) and spreads the money around the house.

we need to stop the cycle of ongoing resolutions and pass a budget.

Secure the border

we didn’t even subpeona Hunter Biden.


46 posted on 10/03/2023 2:04:17 PM PDT by coalminersson
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To: spirited irish

So now McHenry will cave to the Dems. 🙄


47 posted on 10/03/2023 2:04:45 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: 3RIVRS

You are not right about this.


48 posted on 10/03/2023 2:04:53 PM PDT by vivenne (⁹)
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To: MNJohnnie

Give me Liberty or something else…


49 posted on 10/03/2023 2:04:54 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Eccl 10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left )
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To: Mr. K

The paid social media influencers here who are paid by rino Inc love mccarthys surrendering his power of speaker to the socialists.


50 posted on 10/03/2023 2:04:55 PM PDT by patriot torch (..)
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To: BigFreakinToad

Eff the lying propaganda media. Do the right thing anyways.


51 posted on 10/03/2023 2:04:59 PM PDT by Manic_Episode (A government of the government, by the government, for the government)
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To: Allegra

They broke into the baseball playoffs with it.


52 posted on 10/03/2023 2:05:23 PM PDT by Luke21
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To: 3RIVRS; Widget Jr
I agree. Gaetz couldn't have done this. But maybe someone used him as a front. Maybe it was smart. McCarthy was overconfident because he saw this idiot. He was misdirected away from the real plot.

I come to bury McCarthy, not to praise him.

53 posted on 10/03/2023 2:05:40 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: ConservativeInPA

Hahaha!!!


54 posted on 10/03/2023 2:06:10 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Eccl 10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left )
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To: coalminersson

I prefer chaos to what was going on.


55 posted on 10/03/2023 2:06:20 PM PDT by coalminersson
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To: patriot torch

exactly!

What did McCarthy do?

Nothing good as far as I can see.

And we are 8 months in. every 2 years there is a new congress...


56 posted on 10/03/2023 2:06:50 PM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

McCarthy has only himself and his backstabbing of the base voters to blame.


57 posted on 10/03/2023 2:07:22 PM PDT by wildcard_redneck (The Forever War is a crime against humanity)
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To: coalminersson

Me too, let chaos reign!


58 posted on 10/03/2023 2:07:23 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: spirited irish
Two days ago: "McCarthy to Gaetz: Bring it on."

He done brung it.

59 posted on 10/03/2023 2:07:52 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: nickcarraway

But, but, but, Gaetz was an honorable man…


60 posted on 10/03/2023 2:07:58 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Eccl 10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left )
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