Posted on 05/08/2024 2:28:41 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has filed a privileged motion to vacate the chair, forcing the House to vote within two legislative days to eject Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).
Johnson is expected to immediately move to table – and effectively kill – the motion, a vote which requires a simple majority. Yet House rules do not prohibit Greene, or any other lawmaker, from forcing additional votes, and she and her allies have not tipped their hand as to what they’ll do should the motion be killed.
Further, Johnson’s immediate future, despite assurances from Johnson-friendly media outlets, is far from certain. Some Republicans, including those who will vote against ejecting Johnson, may vote against the tabling motion out of principle. Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) has announced he would do so, although he has not said how he will vote on the motion to vacate itself.
Greene pulled the trigger Wednesday after almost two months of warnings for Johnson to end his coalition government with Democrats during which the endangered Speaker unleashed a torrent of President Joe Biden’s priorities into law.
While long anticipated, the motion’s inevitability seemed to wane this week as Greene and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) met Monday and Tuesday with Johnson for a combined three hours to discuss a path forward. The pair proposed four accountability measures to ensure the Speaker would not advance an agenda opposed by a majority of Republicans, including preventing further American funding of Ukraine’s faraway war.
Johnson had continued to state he was hearing the duo out and considering their proposals while insisting it was “not a negotiation.”
But Tuesday evening, after complaining (yet again) he had not been getting enough sleep, Johnson appeared to let the veil drop, sneering and rolling his eyes when asked if he would give Greene an answer soon.
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that round maybe
she should vote to vacate again tommorrow
rinse and repeat
fight damnit fight
I’m sure they were waiving Ukrainian Flags again
LOL !
👍💯👍
we need to quit playing checkers
chess
poker
and start cage fighting
Johnson is safe. Greene’s only chance in removing Johnson was if she could have allied herself with the Dems. But the Dems want nothing to do with Greene.
Greene fought hard supporting McCarthy last year but he was ousted when the hard line Republicans allied with the Dems in removing him
Dumb stuff. The day after the elections, they can do whatever they want.
MTG is tearing things up for her own aggrandizement, at a point where the republicans should be solidifying their position to prepare for the upcoming elections.
“Should have kept McCarthy”
Greene was a big supporter of McCarthy
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You're a jerk.
Prove me right.
Speaker Johnson's House has an approval rating of about 15% or 20%.
What imaginary election do you think our Republican candidates are going to WIN this year?
My side is Pres Trump’s side.
Which side are you on?
The disturbing part is backstabbing the leader of the party while replying as if that is not exactly what it currently taking place with your clown show.
She found 10 Republicans and 32 Democrats to join her. The Republican Caucus voted 196-11 against her.
We know he won’t be removed but someone needed to call out his betrayal
solidifying their position
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. which postion is that ?
missionary ?
69 ?
on top ?
doggy style ?
wich position to get screwed do you suggest ?
if there is no chair there is no backstabing
lock it down
hogtie the house
no chair
no backstabbing
no sss for crooks
show them unless they work for ys
they all nothing
nothing
nothing but another vote to vacate
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Blame INEFFECTIVE leadership. The GOP can’t negotiate its way out of a wet paper bag. So, who cares? Johnson did a piss poor job.
Thanks for making our side’s point in spades.
This is divisive stuff that results in nothing but negative outcomes.
Pres Trump gets it. Why can’t your side seem to get it?
Agreed, but this is a waste of time — maybe worse. Johnson prolly cut a deal with Hakeem on God knows what.
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