Just moments ago -- the first ever removed by a House vote. So, who will the next Speaker be?
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McCarthy has been removed as Speaker of the House.
- Thread starter Evangelicalhumanist
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Hakeem Jeffries
tytlyf
Not Religious
The next speaker will be a corporate-approved appointee that will push the corporate Republican agenda.
Fossil fuel controlled
- low wages
- no corporate tax
- no regulations
- climate change is fake
- Koch agenda
The right wing fanatics want the government to collapse. They'll never approve of a corporate shill.
This was a Republican v Republican production -- Democrats really had nothing to do with it. But the bottom line, as far as I can see, is that Republicans have basically declared that "if one of us tries to work with a Democrat, to be bi-partisan, his butt belongs to Jesus!" That's pretty sad. Decent people, people who genuinely want to solve problems, will always try to find middle ground, to find ways to come together for the good of all -- and Republicans want none of that, it would appear.
In your dreams -- unless, of course, the position remains vacant until after the next election AND we are very lucky.
tytlyf
Not Religious
Of course they will. That's how McCarthy got in. The same thing will happen with the next one. Corruption.
We Never Know
No Slack
"The final vote was 216-210, with eight Republicans joining all the Democrats to vote to remove McCarthy"
MSN
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For flip's sake.
I'm not surprised, but still disappointed. Why did any D's even vote on this?
I'm not surprised, but still disappointed. Why did any D's even vote on this?
Copernicus
Industrial Strength Linguist
That's exactly right. Gaetz had charged that McCarthy could not stay in power without the help of Democrats, but this vote showed that Gaetz could not oust McCarthy without help from Democrats. Republicans need to understand this. They cannot accomplish anything without some support from Democrats. And they can't pass any laws without support from the Senate, the agenda of which is controlled by Democrats, and by a signature from a Democratic president. It's time they learned that our representative democracy cannot function without members of both parties willing to reach compromises.
tytlyf
Not Religious
? We're talking about the next speaker. I'm happy McCarthy was removed.
Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
That was a bit weird. I thought that the Democrats would have voted to keep him. They did not like him because he did not deny the MAGA enough so the Democrats voted with the MAGA extremists.
With that in mind, here is the list of Republican Representatives who just voted with the Democrats,
Andy Biggs, Ken Buck, Tim Burchett, Eli Crane, Matt Gaetz, Bob Good, Nancy Mace and Matt Rosendale.
Again, those are the ones who voted with the Democrats against their own speaker.
how many vote attempts?
I came across it this am, but it looked like it failed, then I came across another voting count.
The irony is awesome, isn't it?
Their vote reflected the fact that they are adamantly opposed to both McCarthy and Gaetz, as they should be.
There was a vote to accept a motion to vacate -- passed 218 to 212 (I think). Then there was a motion to table that motion, which failed by about the same number. That led to an hour of debate, and the final vote was also about the same.
We Never Know
No Slack
Did you forget it was Gaetz a republican, that put the motion to remove McCarthy? It was not a democrat vs republican pursuit.
We Never Know
No Slack
They should be ousted!!
