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So here we go again...

Please direct all comments and links regarding the actual VOTING to this thread.

Edit Confirmed, Mike Johnson is the next speaker after running the table of all present and voting Republicans, 220 to Hakeem Jeffries 209.

If you'd like to know more about Mike Johnson, here's a good link:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/25/who-is-mike-johnson-republican-2020-election

I'll leave this pinned for 24 hours so everyone can catch up, then take it down.

1st vote count is in:

Hakeem Jeffries - 212 (217 needed to win)
Jim Jordan - 200
Steve Scalise - 7
Kevin McCarthy - 6
"Others" - 7

Jordan could have only lost 4 votes, he lost 20.

2nd vote:

Jeffries - 212
Jordan - 199
Scalise - 7
McCarthy - 5
Zeldin - 3
"Others" - 7 (one each)

Edit 3rd vote is in, House in recess.

Jeffries - 210
Jordan - 194
Scalise - 8
McHenry - 6
Zeldin - 4
Donalds - 2
McCarthy - 2
"Others" - 3 (1 each)

Matt Gaetz has vowed to oppose expanding the powers for McHenry:

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4265284-gaetz-will-do-everything-possible-stop-empowering-mchenry/

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Someone fill me in. I don't know shit about this guy.

I'm watching the vote live, and the in-video chat are all saying the guy is an election denier, full blown MAGA, and would promote a government shutdown. If this is the case, MAGA wins and will be emboldened to pull this shit again and again, knowing that they'll get their way in the end because the moderates of the party will eventually cave.

Good luck getting any kind of debt ceiling bill passed. This guy isn't gonna cut a backroom deal to get a bill passed knowing full well that they'll just hold another motion to vacate the minute they even sniff him trying.

EDIT: Yup, full blown MAGA. Swallows the Trump mushroom dick right down to the balls. MAGA wins. They have officially taken over the GOP.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Not just a Trumper, but part of Trump's legal team during the impeachment and tried to help overthrow the 2020 election:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/25/who-is-mike-johnson-republican-2020-election

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

This is what the country gets for giving the Republicans more seats in the mid terms. Congrats, you played yourselves.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There will be one. They need to pass aid for Israel, Ukraine, and fund border security. The donors demand it. After that? Good luck

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Border security? Yeah. Israel? Probably. Ukraine? I'm not so sure.

Biden wants all the aid in one package. The GOP want to split it up so they can vote on border security and Israel and ignore Ukraine.

And then there are other holdouts who just want deep cuts everywhere and are willing to watch the world burn to get it. If these morons have all consolidated around this guy, that means he promised them something. And if it's MAGA that's asking for it, you know it's not going to be good. These people just learned that if they hold out long enough, they'll eventually get their way. You think after that they're going to be willing to negotiate on anything? No, they're going to make their demands, and will force a government shutdown until they get their way. Again.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There already is a bipartisan bill made in the senate. It covers all the bases and would be political suicide to not pass it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have you not been paying attention lately?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

RepubliQan Suicide Squad! Attack!