For the very first time in our history the Speaker of the House of Representatives has been ousted from his position.
The House on Tuesday voted to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as speaker, marking the first time in history a House speaker was removed through a resolution to oust them.
The effort was launched on Monday by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), who introduced a privileged resolution to vacate the speakership after accusing McCarthy of cutting a secret side deal with President Biden on Ukraine aid.
Since a handful of Republicans supported Gaetz’s maneuver, McCarthy needed some Democrats to support him to survive, but none did. The final vote was 216-210, with eight Republicans and every Democrat voting to remove McCarthy.
There’s no clear nominee to replace McCarthy, but in the meantime, according to CNN, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) will serve as interim speaker.
Gaetz had long been threatening to launch an effort to remove McCarthy. His decision to go through with the motion came in response to the stopgap funding bill that was passed by the House on Saturday and signed by President Biden to avert a government shutdown.
The House stripped billions in Ukraine aid from the stopgap funding bill, but Gaetz said McCarthy must have cut a secret deal since Democrats supported it anyway. President Biden said Sunday that he expected McCarthy to “keep his word and secure the passage of support for Ukraine at this critical moment.”
While the majority of Congress still supports the proxy war in Ukraine, the fact that staunch opponents of the policy like Gaetz have power over House leadership is significant. Opposition to proxy war among Republicans in Congress will likely continue to grow as a recent CNN poll found 71% of Republican voters don’t want more spending on Ukraine to be authorized.
(antiwar.com)
We are witnessing history in the making and a look into the future as the 2024 election approaches.
How will this effect you?
How will the Dems react since they would not support McCarthy’s speakership?
Will this change anything with an election in the shadows?
Will we get another Newt that will bring further chaos to the government? (For those too young to know what ‘Newt’ means then Google Newt Gingrich)
There is even a report that some GOPers are calling for Trump to be named as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
That should send shivers up one’s spine.
Just asking.
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“lego ergo scribo”
You can definitely count on more chaos as long as the radical faction holds their seats. Chaos is their sole purpose and their entire agenda.
I just want to see who is dumb enough to take the seat and since there is no provision that the speaker has to be a sitting member of the House…..they may push for Trump. chuq
God Forbid
Gym Jordan wants the job….(puke) chuq
He would be the ideal role model for someone willing to burn the government to the ground with no compromises whatsoever so I think he has a great chance.
He is a massive Trump-ite…..so I agree that his chances are very good. chuq
He is also relatively young, relatively athletic, relatively connected to the hip with the radical right…(My opinion) — and would make an ideal “Fair Haired Boy Of The Front Office” for the Freedumb bunch.
Do not forget he turn a blind eye from the sexual abuse going on where he was the coach….makes him a favorite with the idiot bunch. chuq
Don’t forget that he opposes aid to Ukraine and will probably be the speaker of the house who will find a way to open the door for Putin to have a greater influence on our own government.
Then there is the Tea Bagger Scalise that wants the job as well….another radical in the wings. chuq
Scalise isreported to be suffering from blood cancer or something …might not be much of a threat…better than MTG in my book– in my opinion choosing MTG would be the ultimate nightmare.
I do not think she has a chance…..too mouthy and unwilling to work. chuq
sounds like all the rest of them to me.
Can Trump be Speaker and still run for president? That would be very interesting! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
Yes he can….and it would be fascinating to observe. chuq
I’m actually surprised McCarthy lasted this long. The more radical elements of the party never liked him and certainly never trusted him in the first place.
Gaetz has turned into almost a modern version of Joe McCarthy, someone willing to lie, cheat, steal, rant and rave in order to keep the spotlight on himself. He’s an attention whore, and he’s loving every minute of this.
Sidenote? McHenry, the temporary speaker, seems to be even worse than McCarthy. The first thing he did was throw Pelosi out of the small office she had in the capital building and was changing the locks on the door, while she’s still in California attending memorial services for Feinstein. My, what a nice fellow.
I see that sexual predatory Gym Jordan has said he wants to be speaker…..a Trumpite with no brains at all. chuq
BTW…thanx for following IST….I appreciate your viewership. chuq
Chaos is not the way to lead…the headlines out of Washington are all about the extremists who yell and scream and perform sex acts in public places to get attention…how did they get voted into office?
Voter laziness, biases, hatred and ignorance….that is the best I can do to answer your question. chuq