Imagine your day job being to say McCarthy and Jefferies like 1000 times a day.
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How easy is it to remove a speaker once elected?
Currently more difficult than it might be with the new Speaker. It will only take one House member to start the proceedings to oust him / her in the new term if widely circulated rumors are to be believed.
And then it’s just a majority vote?
Good question. Might be.
1-10!
Oh they're still going at it, I kinda just assumed they had finished for the day. They're about to do #11
Crazy stuff.
Oh, sit down, Mr. Pedophile (Matt Gaetz).
Calling Gaetz a moron would be too kind.
At this rate, I wonder how long until the 2 GOP factions start fighting like this on the floor of the House.
Then it would be back to getting 218 again
Is that Michael Moore on MSNBC? Finally someone interesting.
That'll be worth watching
He’s on with some regularity, especially on Ari Melber’s show.
And in this closely divided House, it’d be challenging.
But expect it to happen multiple times for simply performative reasons.
Some context needed I think, that's an excessive amount of smilies
Eleven.
It's hilarious for now but it will turn in to a serious problem if they don't sort it out
That's the view from Biden's dinner table tonight
Oh it's for sure another symptom of a failing democracy, but it's funny while it lasts.
If not sorted tomorrow then the Sunday talk shows are gonna be worth watching
Definitely, there will be a lot of deciphering going on Sunday AM.
Baby steps?
I like this cat…
Some of these folks will be looking over their shoulders this weekend if it gets that far, remember the 218 count applies only with everyone there, a few "accidents" over the weekend might be forthcoming!
Why an 11th vote? I don’t understand why they keep doing it whilst nothing at all has changed. I just don’t get it.
No mechanisms exist to change the process.
The weekend might prove fruitful as a deal might be brokered.
Yeah which I get but surely they don’t have to keep voting - they stopped before on previous days.
Typically Friday is not a work day in the House.
Wouldn’t be surprised to see everyone bolt back to their districts tomorrow (or later tonight).
Wouldn’t be surprised to see everyone bolt back to their districts tomorrow (or later tonight).
They need to have a majority of votes to adjourn. People caved last night to ensure they were actually going home. It was extremely close.
So how do we think this ends? McCarthy doing a deal with the Dems? Dirty tricks employed to get the GOP rebels on side over the weekend?
What happens if the deadlock simply can't be broken? Don't think there is any provision in the constitution to call another election like in Westminster system so I guess they just keep voting!
All a bit of a shambles but it's certainly interesting though.
What happens if the deadlock simply can't be broken? Don't think there is any provision in the constitution to call another election like in Westminster system so I guess they just keep voting!
All a bit of a shambles but it's certainly interesting though.
Some good ideas in this video! We need some passion in politics!
One of the previous times this happened it went on for 3 months, the only way I see this getting fixed is for moderate Republicans to do a deal with the Democrats.
Gaetz will never vote for McCarthy, he hates his guts, the fact the others have stuck it out this long indicates they're unlikely yo cave , doing once or twice to make a point might be understandable but they're way beyond that now, they're defying Trump now so probably have nothing to lose
A few punches and a few black eyes would not be a bad dea now. We should have our Greene vs. Boebert battle too before they get separated followed by either shouting "I'll fecking see you out there, you cnut" at the other.
Yes. Also, they did not have any particular demands, they only do not want McCarthy. So, if they change their position now, they will just seem weak.
I think that sooner or later they will all agree to vote for someone else. I mean the Republicans themselves. The political climate is too polarized to make a deal with the Dems.