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DefenseLawyer

(11,101 posts) Tue Oct 15, 2013, 03:43 PM Oct 2013

What would happen if Boehner resigned as speaker?

Chaos? Would the Republicans immediately put Cantor in? Would there be a split among republicans or would King and the rest of the so called "moderates" fall in line with the Ted Cruz wing officially taking over?

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What would happen if Boehner resigned as speaker? (Original Post) DefenseLawyer Oct 2013 OP

First, there'd be ice-skating in Hell… regnaD kciN Oct 2013 #1

But suppose for sake of my premise DefenseLawyer Oct 2013 #6

The same crap that is happening right now Drale Oct 2013 #2

I'm not suggesting he's a "moderate" at all DefenseLawyer Oct 2013 #4

the Little p---k standing in the shadows would ascend the throne.... Historic NY Oct 2013 #3

Right now Eric Cancer has the gavel so it wouldn't make any difference. randome Oct 2013 #5

Correct. A last minute rules change means Boehner can not bring a clean CR to vote if he wanted to. ieoeja Oct 2013 #7

regnaD kciN

(26,044 posts)

1. First, there'd be ice-skating in Hell…

Reply to DefenseLawyer (Original post)

Tue Oct 15, 2013, 03:49 PM

Oct 2013

Boner loves him that gavel -- if he wasn't so addicted to his position of power, he'd have allowed a clean CR to come to a vote long ago, or wouldn't have reneged on his deal with Reid (CR and debt-limit increase in exchange for continuation of the sequester) under Tea-liban pressure in the first place.

DefenseLawyer

(11,101 posts)

6. But suppose for sake of my premise

Reply to regnaD kciN (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 15, 2013, 03:54 PM

Oct 2013

that he cracked under pressure, or saw that he was about to be overthrown anyway, and bailed out. How would it play out?

Drale

(7,932 posts)

2. The same crap that is happening right now

Reply to DefenseLawyer (Original post)

Tue Oct 15, 2013, 03:50 PM

Oct 2013

Boehner is not a moderate being held hostage by an extreme element of his own party, Boehner is part of that extreme element. If he wasn't he would have allowed for a clean CR bill to be voted on and it would have passed with a few moderate Republican's signing on and ever Democrat voting for it. Boner's a terrorist just like the rest of um.

DefenseLawyer

(11,101 posts)

4. I'm not suggesting he's a "moderate" at all

Reply to Drale (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 15, 2013, 03:52 PM

Oct 2013

I'm just wondering how it would play out if he bailed at this point. And I'm not asking how the "crisis" would play out, just how the power vacuum would be filled.

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)

3. the Little p---k standing in the shadows would ascend the throne....

Reply to DefenseLawyer (Original post)

Tue Oct 15, 2013, 03:50 PM

Oct 2013

randome

(34,845 posts)

5. Right now Eric Cancer has the gavel so it wouldn't make any difference.

Reply to DefenseLawyer (Original post)

Tue Oct 15, 2013, 03:54 PM

Oct 2013

Unless Eric wants to play the hero.
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ieoeja

(9,748 posts)

7. Correct. A last minute rules change means Boehner can not bring a clean CR to vote if he wanted to.

Reply to randome (Reply #5)

Tue Oct 15, 2013, 04:03 PM

Oct 2013

Only the Majority Leader can do that. And the Majority Leader is Eric Cantor.

As far as I know Boehner can bring a clean debt ceiling vote. Only the budget has been reserved for the Republican Party.

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