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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: ConservativeInPA

She was on The View the other day, and that odious Caryn Johnson stuck some ginger in her discussing infanticide.
Gaitz said the other day he had the votes, that McCarthy’s only move was to appeal to his friends on the other side of the aisle.
Dhims are as trustworthy as vipers, he got throwed under the bus.


61 posted on 10/03/2023 2:08:08 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: Mr. K

“Nominate Trump”

Goetz spoke of doing that quite awhile ago but that was then and this is now. Do it before removing Biden-Harris and BOOM!...MAGA is back!


62 posted on 10/03/2023 2:08:11 PM PDT by equaviator (If 60 is the new 40 then 35 must be the new 15.)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Come on! No loss...Liar, rino and OWNED BY THE DEMOCRATS!


63 posted on 10/03/2023 2:08:16 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Vermont Lt

So fun to see all the GOPe ppl come out of the woodwork


64 posted on 10/03/2023 2:08:18 PM PDT by SecAmndmt (Cv19 vaccines are Phase 2 of the CCP bioweapon)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

Mea culpa.


65 posted on 10/03/2023 2:08:36 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: Free Louie

Kevin made a deal for the Speaker’s job ... and broke it. Kevin (arrogantly IMO) said “bring it” & Gaetz did. Being ousted is totally self-inflicted. Gaetz is taking the heat for holding Kevin ACCOUNTABLE, something that rarely happens in government, but it has to start somewhere.


66 posted on 10/03/2023 2:08:48 PM PDT by Qiviut (To the living, we owe respect. To the dead, we owe the truth (Voltaire) $hot $hills: Sod Off)
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To: Sarah Barracuda
"Yep he’s gone so now what"

The same shitty performance by Congressional Republicans that's been in place for at least the past 50 years.

67 posted on 10/03/2023 2:08:50 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

Probably not. I am waiting to hear who the brains of this was.


68 posted on 10/03/2023 2:08:51 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Mr. K

As Chris Plante offer said, He is a speaker who can’t speak…


69 posted on 10/03/2023 2:09:15 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

70 posted on 10/03/2023 2:09:18 PM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: mass55th

Someone brung it. Hopefully we will find out who. Wasn’t Gaetz.


71 posted on 10/03/2023 2:09:22 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: spirited irish

Whatever. The Republic is in disarray.


72 posted on 10/03/2023 2:09:23 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: spirited irish

Now McCarthy can’t protect President Retard
Good riddance first speaker I history to get a butt up his butt he deserves it


73 posted on 10/03/2023 2:09:35 PM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: SecAmndmt

Squishes are not shy posters. I’ll give them that. No shame what so ever.


74 posted on 10/03/2023 2:09:36 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Sometimes disarray is necessary.


75 posted on 10/03/2023 2:09:53 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: spirited irish

Byron Donalds would be my choice for new Speaker. He has a brilliant financial background, and has the respect of all the GOP House members. Doesn’t hurt that he is black.


76 posted on 10/03/2023 2:10:06 PM PDT by WASCWatch ( WASC)
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To: Manic_Episode

thing is the uninformed, clueless and fence walkers will swallow whatever the media spews. Looking at the long game here.
Sure, McCarthy sucked donkey balls, but will the coming weeks of negative media really worth this political execution of one of your own?


77 posted on 10/03/2023 2:10:38 PM PDT by BigFreakinToad (Remember the Biden Kitchen Fire of 2004)
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To: nickcarraway

I wonder if Gaetz is on Trump’s VEEP short list? Who knows.


78 posted on 10/03/2023 2:10:44 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: tumblindice
🤣🤣🤣

CC

79 posted on 10/03/2023 2:10:46 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: nickcarraway

So somebody else had the knife???
(Billy Shakespeare reference(


80 posted on 10/03/2023 2:10:48 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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