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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAnd then there were three: Gosar joins effort to oust GOP speaker
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been looking for at least one Republican ally in her effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson. This week, she found two.
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The winds have shifted direction quickly. On Tuesday, Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky signed onto Greenes motion-to-vacate measure, and today, the duo became a trio. NBC News reported:
According to some accounts, the number of Republicans prepared to kick Johnson out of the speakers office is likely to inch higher soon......
If Greene were to force a vote on the House speakers fate, shed have more than enough votes to oust Johnson if Democrats were to vote against him the same way they voted against then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in October.
If, on the other hand, members of the Democratic minority were to rescue the incumbent GOP leader a dynamic that keeps coming up Johnson would almost certainly keep his gavel, though hed be weakened badly, and his dependence on Democratic support would complicate his future.
In case that werent quite enough, theres also the question of what, exactly, Democrats might expect from the House speaker in exchange for rescuing him. Would passage of security aid suffice? Would that only be part of a larger Democratic wish list?
A third House Republican has signed onto an effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson from power, giving his opponents the votes theyd need to remove the Republican leader unless Democrats stepped in to save him. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., signed onto the motion to vacate authored by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., both Republicans said Friday.
According to some accounts, the number of Republicans prepared to kick Johnson out of the speakers office is likely to inch higher soon......
If Greene were to force a vote on the House speakers fate, shed have more than enough votes to oust Johnson if Democrats were to vote against him the same way they voted against then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in October.
If, on the other hand, members of the Democratic minority were to rescue the incumbent GOP leader a dynamic that keeps coming up Johnson would almost certainly keep his gavel, though hed be weakened badly, and his dependence on Democratic support would complicate his future.
In case that werent quite enough, theres also the question of what, exactly, Democrats might expect from the House speaker in exchange for rescuing him. Would passage of security aid suffice? Would that only be part of a larger Democratic wish list?
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And then there were three: Gosar joins effort to oust GOP speaker (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Apr 19
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ColinC
(8,327 posts)1. If Dems somehow actually get back the house after this next snafu
Last edited Fri Apr 19, 2024, 09:12 PM - Edit history (1)
Before the next election, they would be crazy not to immediately add two more scotus seats
House of Roberts
(5,180 posts)3. Not without dumping the filibuster.
They still don't have the votes in the Senate for that. Anyway, two seats would leave the count 6-5 in favor of Amy, the Boney Carrot, and the Fascist Five.
ColinC
(8,327 posts)4. Ugh you're right I forget we still have Sinema and Manchin to rely on for the majority
House of Roberts
(5,180 posts)5. Maybe we can dump the filibuster in January
and if we take the House THEN we can make some changes to turn things around.
Irish_Dem
(47,326 posts)2. Maybe it is a full moon.