01-03-2023, 08:29 PM
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#8461
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Location: California
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If enough republicans left the house could the democrats accidentally elect the speaker? Or would there just be an immediate vote to replace him so it wouldn’t matter.?
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01-03-2023, 08:57 PM
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#8462
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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There's been a lot of talk about one of McCarthy's concessions being allowing what amounts to initiating a non-confidence vote in his speakership with only a few or one vote rather than the majority so they must have some power in terms of setting the rules for the session, though maybe those rules would have to be voted on too..
But yeah I was wondering the same thing, if Dems voted in a speaker could R's just vote him out and put everything back at square one?
But without a speaker reps can't even be sworn in so yeah until they get one basically nothing else can happen.
Had been reading reports that McCarthy already moved into the speaker's offices which is pretty bold, Gatez sent this letter today apparently lol.
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01-04-2023, 01:04 AM
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#8463
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: east van
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GGG
If enough republicans left the house could the democrats accidentally elect the speaker? Or would there just be an immediate vote to replace him so it wouldn’t matter.?
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I believe it takes more than a simple majority to initiate a vote of I what I assume is called a vote of 'no confidence' so no not that simple
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01-04-2023, 10:43 AM
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#8464
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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There was some rumours that they were going to try and adjourn today but looks like they ended up voting.. 4th vote failed, round 5 coming up.
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01-04-2023, 10:48 AM
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#8465
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Virginia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by photon
There was some rumours that they were going to try and adjourn today but looks like they ended up voting.. 4th vote failed, round 5 coming up.
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It sounds like they didn't have the votes to adjourn, lol.
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01-04-2023, 10:56 AM
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#8466
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Austria, NOT Australia
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interesting that the No Kevins have switched to Byron Donalds. Either way, this is all a colossal waste of time. What a clownshow.
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01-04-2023, 11:09 AM
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#8467
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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Former congressman Jason Chaffetz says on Fox the never-Kevin bunch intend to nominate a series of alternatives now.
Cmon Dems, cut a deal!
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01-04-2023, 11:18 AM
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#8468
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Austria, NOT Australia
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McCarthy lost another vote this round, with Spartz (Indiana) going "present". I just don't see how and when this madness ends.
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01-04-2023, 11:19 AM
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#8469
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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I guess even the non-Trump Republicans have decided to keep undermining public faith in democracy as a functioning system.
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01-04-2023, 11:23 AM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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So after Trump endorsed McCarthy this morning on the next vote McCarthy lost a vote. Lol.
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01-04-2023, 11:35 AM
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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This is a very good overview of how the GOP got to this point, and a particular breakdown of how/why McCarthy is pretty well ####ed.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...speaker-house/
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01-04-2023, 11:43 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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The Republican party is nothing more than a clown show when it comes to electing a speaker of the house 
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01-04-2023, 11:58 AM
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#8473
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OK, I just turned this on, and I am amazed they do a roll call type vote, writing them down as they go. These people have heard of computers, right? The could get through votes in 10 seconds. What an archaic country.
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01-04-2023, 12:15 PM
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#8474
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Join Date: Jun 2011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz
OK, I just turned this on, and I am amazed they do a roll call type vote, writing them down as they go. These people have heard of computers, right? The could get through votes in 10 seconds. What an archaic country.
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it's the way the daddies intented it to be, and if I've learned anything from US politics, it's that you can never go against the daddies.
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01-04-2023, 12:22 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz
OK, I just turned this on, and I am amazed they do a roll call type vote, writing them down as they go. These people have heard of computers, right? The could get through votes in 10 seconds. What an archaic country.
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Not much different than the House of Commons in Canada when they vote on things with the exception that MPs stand in support or stay seated in opposition. They do also have electronic voting because of the new hybrid Parliamentary system for MPs who are attending the session remotely.
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01-04-2023, 12:33 PM
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#8476
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01-04-2023, 01:03 PM
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#8477
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Dion
The Republican party is nothing more than a clown show when it comes to electing a speaker of the house |
This is what happens when a party is beholden to whack-a-doos and their psychotic, frenetic whims and just cater to the very lowest denominator all the time. This is the result.
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01-04-2023, 01:44 PM
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#8478
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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6th vote started and is already done.
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01-04-2023, 02:04 PM
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#8479
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01-04-2023, 02:16 PM
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#8480
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