Current Events > Matt Gaetz to attempt to oust Speaker McCarthy this week

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10 Reps haven't voted.

79 Dems haven't voted.

UnholyMudcrab posted...

This isn't the motion to vacate the chair, not yet.

Correct this is a motion to vacate the motion to vacate.

BewmHedshot posted...

Correct this is a motion to vacate the motion to vacate.

so its the congressional version of one of those ten second trailers for the actual trailer of a movie?

The irony of McCarthy being ousted because he "worked with Democrats" by Gaetz who has to get Democrats to vote with him to remove McCarthy shouldn't be understated.

aarrgus posted...

The irony of McCarthy being ousted because he "worked with Democrats" by Gaetz who has to get Democrats to vote with him to remove McCarthy shouldn't be understated.

He actually doesn't need to work with Dems to get McCarthy moved, unless the Republicans really want to keep McCarthy around.

littlebro07 posted...

so its the congressional version of one of those ten second trailers for the actual trailer of a movie?

This is like having a family meeting to discuss the right time to decide where to go out for dinner.

King_Rial posted...

He actually doesn't need to work with Dems to get McCarthy moved, unless the Republicans really want to keep McCarthy around.

He wouldn't have the votes to remove McCarthy otherwise. No way that McCarthy doesn't have 5 supporters among the Republicans.

206 Reps voted Yea, 10 voted Nay.

0 Dems voted Yea, 208 voted Nay.

Reps have 5 who haven't voted, Dems have 6 that haven't voted.

BewmHedshot posted...

This is like having a family meeting to discuss the right time to decide where to go out for dinner.

D-d-d-don't quote me regulations. I co-chaired the committee that reviewed the recommendation to revise the color of the book that regulation is in...we kept it gray.

206 nay
218 yea

2 minutes left

So the vote is gonna happen next, then?

CableZL posted...

So the vote is gonna happen next, then?

Then if the Speaker is vacated, chaos ensues as 433 Congresscritters (well, really like 3 or 4) attempt to become the new Speaker.

This is going to be a long day

Oh my god they're going to talk for an hour

30 minutes of talking starting when everyone sits down and shuts up

aarrgus posted...

He wouldn't have the votes to remove McCarthy otherwise. No way that McCarthy doesn't have 5 supporters among the Republicans.

It was a semantics thing from me. He doesn't need to work with them. They never even have to talk or agree to anything at all. They happen to have the same enemy. The Democrats have already publicly stated that they are voting out McCarthy. He just needs his 10-17 people to work with him and hold the line against McCarthy. He needs to work his little party of freaks up.

Man, starting with complete bullshit and lies already

They just can't refrain from falling back to their talking points.

Flagrant and easily disprovable lies

did enough vote to make the actual vote?

GranolaPanic posted...

Republicans will complain about how harmful and radical Democrats are for the next hour.

It's what they always do, along with denying everything they do.

Strider102 posted...

Man, starting with complete bullshit and lies already

darkace77450 posted...

They just can't refrain from falling back to their talking points.

Shadow_Don posted...

Flagrant and easily disprovable lies

Guessing blaming something the republicans did on democrats?

CableZL posted...

Oh my god they're going to talk for an hour

Gotta get those soundbites for Fox News and Newsmax.

Heineken14 posted...

Guessing blaming something the republicans did on democrats?

Yeah, basically saying dems are radical and hurting the country, along with never compromising on voting.

Heineken14 posted...

Guessing blaming something the republicans did on democrats?

Fearmongering over Democratic policies destroying this country.

This Bob Good guy seems very not-good.

Ah yes, media polls.

Shadow_Don posted...

Flagrant and easily disprovable lies

They figure as long as they keep repeating them, the lies will eventually be accepted as true.

"If McCarthy is removed, the House clerk would select a temporary speaker from a secret list of McCarthys hand-picked successors. The first name on that list would become acting speaker and have all the authority of a regularly elected speaker."

Have a quote from Politico but McCarthy gets to pick his replacement? There is no vote for new speaker?

The second Republican to say this is a sad day.

This Republican is also blaming Dems.

Strider102 posted...

The second Republican to say this is a sad day.

A sword day, a red day, ere the sun rises

name_unknown posted...

"If McCarthy is removed, the House clerk would select a temporary speaker from a secret list of McCarthys hand-picked successors. The first name on that list would become acting speaker and have all the authority of a regularly elected speaker."

Have a quote from Politico but McCarthy gets to pick his replacement? There is no vote for new speaker?

Interesting. I was going off of what they were saying when the speaker was being elected in January. So I guess there are different rules when the speaker is removed...

I guess we're about to find out

name_unknown posted...

"If McCarthy is removed, the House clerk would select a temporary speaker from a secret list of McCarthys hand-picked successors. The first name on that list would become acting speaker and have all the authority of a regularly elected speaker."

Have a quote from Politico but McCarthy gets to pick his replacement? There is no vote for new speaker?

Plot twist: he put his own name at the top of the list!

(This doesnt sound right, though.)

Repubs liked that

name_unknown posted...

"If McCarthy is removed, the House clerk would select a temporary speaker from a secret list of McCarthys hand-picked successors. The first name on that list would become acting speaker and have all the authority of a regularly elected speaker."

Have a quote from Politico but McCarthy gets to pick his replacement? There is no vote for new speaker?

The full quote continues:

"Under a system created after Sept. 11, 2001, to ensure continuity of government, the House clerk would bring out a thus-far-secret list of McCarthys preferred successors. The first name on that list would immediately become an acting speaker, with all the authority of a regular speaker, and thus empowered to oversee the election of a new speaker."

If they vote to vacate, does McCarthy get to sadly bang the gavel one last time to finalize his own firing?

BewmHedshot posted...

This Bob Good guy seems very not-good.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/8/3/AAABqgAAE5Wb.jpg

Asking for a pardon from the president and then continuing to serve as an elected official is chaos

Gaetz thinks $33 trillion in debt is chaos. Did he take that up with the man who got us to that number? Did he take that up with Trump? No, of course not. The debt only matters when a Democrat is in the White House.

UnholyMudcrab posted...

If they vote to vacate, does McCarthy get to sadly bang the gavel one last time to finalize his own firing?

God I hope.

GranolaPanic posted...

Stop saying chaos.

Where's Jack Garland when you need him?

Only this dysfunctional party would consider requiring 15 attempts to agree on a Speaker an accomplishment.

"staying late at night and working hard" lmfao not one person here has done that

Ah yes, we know what Republican priorities are.

darkace77450 posted...

Only this dysfunctional party would consider requiring 15 attempts to agree on a Speaker an accomplishment.

Oh, it certainly was an accomplishment, all right