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I wonder how the GOP has any toes left after shooting themselves in the foot so often.
Gotta be a MTG toe joke in there somewhere.
Her inbred ass had enough extra toes to hold them over for a while.
There it is lmao
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"'n this foot right here I call Ol' Stumpy"
At what point do a few Republicans not running for re-election just say "Fuck it" and vote for Hakeem Jeffries? The margin is down to what, three flips? McCarthy being so thirsty for the job that he let them change the rules has fucked them over, because Ted Cruz et al made government shutdowns and other refusals to do routine shit such a losing national issue for the GOP that once in the job, even Christian-Nationalist ideologues like Johnson have to "betray the principles" of idiots like MTG, Gaetz, and Boebert.
Because of the rule change, it's going to fuck over Dems too when they take over Speaker of the House. Reps are just going to oust every single Dem elected to the position every single day. All they need is one vote to challenge the Speaker. I really hope they nullify the rule.
I don’t think those are House rules. Those are the rules they made for themselves. Democrats don’t have to abide by this. That’s my understanding at the moment. Feel free to correct me.
I think they are house rules, but a majority of Congress can changes those rules at any time. So if Democrats take the house they can just reverse it as part of installing a new speaker.
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Pretty sure those are house rules. I think they are agreed upon at the beginning of every session of congress. They can likely be changed with a simple majority but the handful of fucking-batshit-insane GOP don't want to give up that power. I can't imagine Dems just holding onto that rule when it should just be an ~~essay~~ easy vote to revert back to what it was.
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The just plain wrong. When you vote for speaker you also vote the rules in. Dems will not vote for the same set of rules and likely go back to a traditional and more sane set of rules.
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I can't wait for 37 more ballots of Hakeem Jeffries almost winning.
Needs exactly four Republicans House Reps to do what I could only describe as the funniest thing ever.
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An election year is a great time to blow up the only part of the government your party controls... I say let them flight.
when is someone putting this screaming gibbon back in her cage?
But who will be our representative for Jewish Space Lasers?? Imagine the atrocities of such an unchecked system!!
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I guess he was getting too close to finally agreeing that Ukraine needs some more support.
Hahahahaha!... takes deep breath .. HAHAHAHAHA! 🤣🤣🤣
Even better… they’re loosing their majority fast. Heard somebody else resigned and they’re down to one
Losing*
Poor guy. He appeared to be completely unfit for the job, had to walk a super tightrope about not pissing off his own crazy party, and still got nuked by one of the craziest / stupidest members of his team. Can you imagine the stress? Fuck him. Let him stress. Wretched piece of shit.
His son better be keeping a close eye on his browsing history in the coming months. Can't have him masturbating his stress away.
I have no sympathy for evangelicals in the federal government.
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I keep posting this, but it never gets old
I was about to ask why she would do such a thing but then I remembered to my dismay that asking why mtg does shit is like asking a flat earther why they think the earth is flat.
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Ha! It’s so funny when they eat themselves alive.
I don't think that legislation can move forward in a scenario where there isn't a Speaker. That impacts everyone.
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Dems should make a deal with Johnson. They will throw him a few votes in exchange to allow Jeffries the ability to schedule votes. That way both parties decide what things to hold votes about.
No democrat should ever vote to leave this bigot in the succession line to the presidency.
Some fun things Mike Johnson has done:
Called us a "depraved culture" for having high LGBTQ identification:
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/11/mike-johnson-america-depraved-high-school-students
Made his daughter pledge her virginity to him at a "purity ball":
And just read what he has to say about gay marriage:
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-kfile/134019997/
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No. Dems just need like 1 Republican to vote for Jeffries. At this point there may be enough Republicans furious with the extreme nut jobs to form a "not batshit crazy" coalition with the Dems.
While a lot of people are speculating about how this could lead to a Democrat speaker, I think the more likely scenario is that the Dems vote to keep him in office as long as he stops obstructing the most critical stuff, specifically Ukraine aid. Republicans alone are extremely unlikely to oust Johnson, and a failed attempt to do so only weakens the nutjobs.
MTG is practically handing the Dems the leverage they need to force Johnson to compromise. And if he won't they need only find three moderate / retiring Republicans willing to pick a more reasonable speaker.
the Dems vote to keep him in office as long as he stops obstructing the most critical stuff, specifically Ukraine aid.
He'll agree, then backstab the Democrats the moment they try to get anything done. You can't trust that filthy fuck.
they need only find three moderate / retiring Republicans willing to pick a more reasonable speaker.
I think this is both a better strategy for Democrats and a more likely outcome than Johnson keeping his word.
you live laugh love to see it.
Republican house speakers have the life expectancy of a house fly thanks to the treason caucus.
Here we go again...for fooks sake!
Just when you think you're in control
Just when you think you've got a hold
Just when you get on a roll...
Gotta love the Christian nationalist infighting.
Wouldn't we only need one Republican defector now to have Democrats control the House?
I could be wrong, but I think it's 3. With the Colorado guy quitting (to specifically fuck over Lauren Boebert), they're at 218-213 I think.
Ken Buck's last day is today. So tomorrow, they will be at 218-213 with 4 vacancies.
Hahahahahahahahaha
At this point, I think the job of the Speaker of the House is going to be a position most politicians wouldn't want to touch.
Democrats seem to do a fine job of managing their caucus when they have the gavel.
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