Posted on 10/20/2023 8:42:39 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
As Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) saw his Speaker nomination end after three failed votes, several Republicans are offering to censure themselves to pave the way for him to take over the role.
On Friday, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL.) joined six other Republicans in preparing to go to battle to ensure Jordan becomes Speaker of the House.
In a letter to House Republicans, the GOP members said they are willing to be suspended, censured, or removed from the Conference to save Jordan's sinking ship.
"If the holdouts who refuse to vote for Speaker-Designate Jim Jordan would be willing to 'vote with the team' and elect him the 56th House Speaker, we are prepared to accept censure, suspension, or removal from the Conference to accomplish this objective," the letter posted to Gaetz' X account read.
Seven of the eight Republicans who voted to oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) signed the letter.
"We understand that some in the Conference wish to punish us," the lawmakers wrote.
However, Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO.) did not vote for Jordan in any of the three ballots and told Politico that his name being included in the letter was a "mistake."
"This was a mistake. Congressman Buck had not agreed to sign this letter, and his name has since been removed. His position remains unchanged," a spokesman for Buck said.
He claimed it was a "misunderstanding" because he "helped draft a letter during the last speaker vote."
More from the letter:
The recent passage of the Motion to Vacate the Speaker has cause rancor, hurt feelings, and acrimony in the House Republican Conference. While we stand by our actions, it is our goal to proceed forward with our colleagues, our teammates, and our fellow Republicans in a manner that embraces reconciliation. It has been suggested the Conference cannot move forward until there are consequences for each of us. While we violated no rule of either the House or Republican Conference, we understand some in the Conference wish to punish us. What unites us as Republicans is more important than our disagreements. We must now come together to elect Jim Jordan. We office this sincerely with the hope of unity with purpose. Our fidelity to Republican virtues and principles remains unwavering.
Ultimately, 25 Republicans voted against Jordan on Friday, giving him the lowest percentage of votes for the majority party's nominee for speaker since 1859.
It is time for a new political party. The Republicans today are the Whigs of yesteryear. If Trump would call for a meeting of patriots of the Republic, and then meet in Ripon, Wisconsin, the Republican Party would be doomed.
“...if their reasons for opposing Jordan have more to do with Jordan himself...”
Bingo.
‘If Trump would call for a meeting of patriots of the Republic, and then meet in Ripon, Wisconsin, the Republican Party would be doomed.’
you are calling for a re-creation of the 1856 election, in which the Whigs and pubbies each ran a candidate, and together gave the election to the dem Buchanan...
do you seriously think Trump forming a patriot party is going to get 100 percent of the opposition to the dems...?
Seems like par for the course for Buck.
Colorado.. Trying to communicate or deal with the folks from there has become quite a challenge..
I think They just recently legalized any and all narcotic and hallucinogen you can snort, drink, huff, smoke, put in your arm or stick up your rearend.. So, rocky mountain high is the real deal there.
Yes, it gave us Buchanan. But it also gave us the Civil War and Lincoln and the resolution to a problem that divided the States. We may be headed toward a new Civil War, but Trump, with all his warts, is the only Lincoln on the scene.
On the secret ballot, 112 elected Republican Members of Congress voted against Jordan.
This means (if you still think voting can save the situation) that your number isn't 25, it's 112 - and realistically, it's probably more than 150.
The FR Imaginary Republican Party does not exist in the real world.
An utterly meaningless publicity stunt.
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