Well, We Have a Speaker. He’s an Election Denier and an Extreme Christian Fundamentalist.
Republicans have at long last elected a House speaker: Representative Mike Johnson, a fundamentalist Christian who was also once called a key “architect” in Congress’s efforts to overthrow the 2020 election.
Johnson finally secured the speaker’s gavel after Republican infighting left the House without a speaker for 22 days. He secured 220 votes.
Johnson is a four-term congressman representing Louisiana. His win also represents the rise of the MAGA front in the Republican Party. Earlier Wednesday morning, Donald Trump endorsed Johnson as House speaker—after quickly killing Mike Emmer’s nomination the day before.
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This next election is going to be an absolute shitshow. I guarantee they'll refuse to certify the election, and they'll try to hijack the electoral college (again).
The 119th Congress will be seated on January 3rd 2025 and the presidential election certification will be January 6th. So if the Dems win the majority in 2024, they won't have the power to deny certificatation outright. Though, I'm sure a minority will still object to every swing state like they did in 2020, just to draw it out.
Fascism just keeps coming back and we gotta stave it off again
Weeds needs trimming. Or in this case punching, stomping, and and a good old dick twist
Sadly they might enjoy all of that.
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The cost of freedom is eternal vigilance.
And even if the 119th Congress was exactly the same as this one, the House Republicans can only do so much.
First, they would need to object to Electoral Votes with a Senator. (Unfortunately, this wouldn't be hard for them to do.) Next, the House and Senate would separate to vote on each objection. Only if both chambers voted to set the Electoral Votes aside would they be set aside.
With a Democratic Senate, this won't happen.
So the House Republicans can slow things down, but they won't be able to overturn elections. This isn't to say that there aren't threats on the state and local level. There are. And if the Republicans gain control of the House and Senate, I could see them sustaining objections because "it must be fraud if Biden won," thus giving the election to Trump. That just shows why it's more important than ever to vote blue.
They are very unlikely to win the majority.
I'm betting on this guy not lasting until November 2024 (not sure what the over/under is on November 17, 2023).
How do you think he'll get removed? It took them this long to agree on someone to elect, it seems unlikely enough of them would agree to remove him. They could maybe get the Democrats along with a small subset of Republicans to vote him out like the last time, but I'm not sure the Democrats would be up for that. Maybe if they wait until right before the election, but I can't imagine the GOP being dumb enough to oust the speaker right before elections happen (although that does raise the question of who certifies the election if there's no speaker. I'm assuming the speaker pro tem?).
Yeah, this is the guy the MAGAs could support. The little rebellion is over, and they got what they wanted.
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They don't need a GOP majority vote. They need a house majority vote. And unless dems have some compelling reason to keep the republican speaker (unlikely), it only takes a handful from the GOP to oust the speaker. I think McCarthy only lost 8 republican votes.
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The only possible chance the democrats don't collectively vote him out, given the chance, is if the budget hasn't gone through yet. Otherwise, they will take any call to eject the speaker as an opportunity to oust him.
I tend to agree, but let's remember that Republicans ousted McCarthy, it only took one member requesting to call for a vote, and they had had a giant number of votes to get him in initially. Those maga Republicans are nutty, I wouldn't count on them not getting pissed off and trying to break all the toys again.
Yes.
Bold of you to assume that they'll hang on to their majority. I don't see how they do.
Trump won't even be on the ballot in most states.
"this one's marked Jesus Christ"
"Yeah we count those as for the Republican"
Donaghy you magnificent son of a bitch!
Hopefully, but I also doubt that will stop them trying to elect him anyway. Or if not him I'm sure they'll find someone worse. I doubt we're going to see another Democrat elected in the next few elections that doesn't result in them trying to refuse to certify the election and just in general whine and complain while throwing around baseless accusations. If we're lucky that's as far as it goes, but considering how many parallels to 1920s Germany we're seeing lately I'm very worried the MAGAts recent fascist dabblings are just a taste of things to come.
Outrageously false.
There is nothing that even comes close to settling that in any state at this point. Any speculation on the matter is as good as a handful of shit. Less, maybe.
Colorado has already blocked him from the ballot under the 14th Amendment Section three. Only a 2/3 vote in Congress will change that.
"Survives legal challenge" does not mean it's settled. There is a long fucking way to go here.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/21/politics/colorado-lawsuit-trump-ballot/index.html
"Can move forward" means "definitely still in process"
https://www.kktv.com/2023/10/23/lawsuit-aiming-block-former-president-donald-trump-colorado-ballot-can-move-forward-judge-rules/
"Could keep trump off the ballot" means "still eligible to be on the ballot"
https://www.businessinsider.com/colorado-case-reject-trump-president-candidacy-not-dismissed-14th-amendment-2023-10
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And for the record, the person you're responding to is flat out wrong. Colorado has ABSOLUTELY NOT made any sort of legal ruling to settle that suit
Colorado has been the tip of the spear for legislation nation wide for decades now. It's what we do.
As a Coloradan - Put the weed down and step away from the keyboard. I love this state as much as the next guy, but you are out of your mind if you think this state is the tip of the spear.
Your flag is a bit naff.
I wonder if that also makes write-ins invalid…
Like is he just removed from the ballot, or is he ineligible altogether?
Election law varies from state to state. But generally from what I gather, a write-in candidate is only valid if the candidate registers with the state in advance.
If there's a winning plurality for Mickey Mouse in your state for a statewide office, it won't matter. The state won't be forced to see if there's anyone there that has the name Mickey Mouse and then pick which (if more than one) was the individual meant by the voters. Someone has to register with the state saying that they're going to run a write-in campaign for office with name XYZ.
Note that these details are a bit of a side track. The above person was talking about Trump being excluded due to the 14th amendment. However that doesn't say "not on the ballot" — it invalidates people from office entirely. If applied to Trump, the not being on the ballot would be a consequence of being determined ineligible for office, not a method to make him unable to win. Also it's all moot: while I think on the face of it the correct action would be to apply the 14th amendment to Trump, the fact of the matter is that this will not happen. States are not going to be willing to risk the political backlash from going down that path, so they will not.
What I'll say is the only states doing this wouldn't vote for him anyhow. It's important that this happen, but let's be real.
"All states" is the only thing that would directly, functionally impact results.
We have a case in colorado that is going forward I believe
Colorado already did and it has stated it's Consitutional and allows a 2/3 vote in the U.S. Congress to overturn. We won't back down from that, the law is the law.
I AM a lawyer, and from what I can see, you're close but (perhaps unintentionally) misrepresenting the facts, unless you are referring to some other previous action. A judge this week decided to allow a case to proceed that will determine, amongst other things, whether the events of January 6 “constituted an insurrection” and whether Trump “engaged” in insurrection.
I'm referring to what our State Legislators are saying that they will ignore the Supreme Court if they don't follow the Consitution in favor or partisan politics. The law is the law and the Supreme Court cannot rewrite what the Consitution says.
Wait really?
No. Not really. Not even a little bit.
There ARE legal challenges in some states, however. To date, none of those are even close to being settled
Yeah... we just call them christofascists these days.
I just call them Republicans means the same thing now
Yup. Always has been. Proven time and time again.
Classic. You continue to generalize while ignoring the large diverse reasons these idiots vote this way.
Sure, lets start with racism, homophobia, ignorance, religion and greed. What other reasons do these idiots have for voting for politicians even pond scum looks down on?
Either way, they're supporting shitty people and making life worse for everyone else just because they can, so fuck em.
Because they are idiots who don't like the idea that government is imposing on their lives. Forced healthcare, gun restrictions, food restrictions, etc. But yeah let's paint every single one of them as Nazis. That's definitely healthy.
L2read friend, I never said you/they were Nazis, you just might be super sensitive to the fascistic nature of the party. Might be something to reflect on.
I only mused on why idiots constantly vote against their own best interests and continue to elect people that actively make their lives worse. The fact you list 'forced healthcare' as a reason to vote for these dipshits is honestly more sad than anything. But hey, enjoy your freedom to pay for the opportunity to be told to fuck off and die when the insurance don't pay your medical procedure.
I'd love to say that's a problem that will solve itself, but innocent people will be harmed because of the choices republicans force on the rest of the country. So again, fuck republican voters. I would love to still have compassion for their situation, but I've but I long ago ran out of sympathy for those who actively reject the idea of compassion to others.
Go on. It'll be funny.
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Nat-c's for short.
And, he's 3rd in line to the presidency.
Fucking fascists. This close to control. What a sad state.
Isn't he second in line after VP?
I think we're saying the same thing, but just assigning numbers and using language with slight variations.
I agree that we’re trying to say the same thing but the other person who commented is trying to make it an indexing problem so I apologize:
When you’re the president, you are the president. You are not in the line of succession. You are not 0th or 1st in line to be president because you aren’t in the queue.
When you are riding a rollercoaster, you aren’t first in line to ride the rollercoaster. You’re not in line. The person who didn’t make it on the ride is first in line
Depends on if you count the president as 0 or 1
The President isn’t in line to be President. He IS the president. This isn’t an array indexing problem.
When you’re on the roller coaster, you are not first in line to be on the roller coaster. The person who just barely didn’t make it on is first in line.
I did nat-c that coming... yeah, it works.
Nazi and/or traitor work as well
Much shorter, too
“Breaking: Giant piece of shit selected by a bunch of other pieces of shit. Nation shocked”
"I'm shocked... SHOCKED... well, not really... not even a little." — Nation
Wait they elected Pelosi again ?
You... do understand the Republicans control the.... nevermind
They do, these asshats just refuse to believe they elect more than just greedy assholes, they elect the worst of the worst kinds of people so they need to deflect and say "you elected a jerk too so everything is even and I don't have to worry about the people I elected." It's ridiculous.
You realize it was a joke because Pelosi is a piece of shit too
Wow, so edgy.
Wow thanks bro.
I am really unsure what makes Pelosi a piece of shit. Also, your joke doesn't make sense because they don't have the votes to elect anyone.
What doesn't make her a piece of shit ? Think non pieces of shit press for everyone to close thier business except for when she wants to get her hair done ?
That's it? That's the one? Donald Trump has multiple credible accusations of rape and Nancy was hypocritical... I know that is what aboutism but I am hoping to all get out that you are some sort of lefty purist.
Any victim of Donald can take the proper steps to file civil suits and go to the police. Unfortunately nothing is done against Nancy and Newsom and the others that broke thier own rules during covid
This mf is third in line for the US presidency?
Please tell me I'm wrong. I hope I'm fucking wrong. Wtf America
Do you want the good news or the bad news first?
I'll start with the good news first
You're wrong. He's not third in line for the US presidency.
The bad news is
He's second. VP -> Speaker
Oh great, what's the real good news? Anything? Anything? /sadsack
I got into wine about a month ago and wish I had sooner. It really isn't as expensive as I thought it would be. I can buy a bottle of stuff I and my wife enjoy for about 20 bucks.
You might enjoy the app Vivino. It lets you scan wines with your phone and see ratings and notes about it.
It's made finding great wines less of a gamble when wanting to try something new.
Thanks! The guy at my local wine store suggested that one as well. I will definitely check it out.
I am not going to be like those guys spitting into buckets with bottles too expensive to open. I am going buy a bottle each week and me and my wife will enjoy it together. Then we will try something new the next week. Also I want to learn how to pair it with food and occasions.
Sorry, no good news other than he was wrong as hoped.
It would require two people to either die or resign. Granted the President is like 130 and the Presidency ages you in dog years so the likelihood he dies in office is higher than most. But then there's a healthy Kamala Harris next up who gets to pick her own VP, who would then become first in line.
While I disagree with Kamala Harris on pretty much everything and don't think she would make a good President, she'd be a lot better than this wanker.
The down side is it does position him high in the Republican Party making him a presumptive front runner unless another option emerges.
He and the Republican conference look so ridiculous that it will diminish the Republicans' election chances in 2024. Voters don't want abortion to be banned and feel iffy about January 6th, so there's a strong chance that 2024 will be dismal for Republicans.
So all the Republicans would have to do is assassinate the President and they have their own puppet in the office to sabotage the nation?
No, second-in-line means there's one person before them: the Vice President
Funny how first in line and second in line sound sort of like the same spot to me
America elected the fucking Republicans to House majority. They chose this.
Every single state is gerrymandered to all hell. No we didn't.
California isn't. We have an independent third party organization that draws the districts.
Heck Massachusetts is actually gerrymandered to hell and gone, but that's just because of the Dems sense of fair play. They made sure that the Republicans have a single district that they have a shot at winning. Gerrymandering isn't always a bad thing. It's just always a bad thing when Republicans are doing it.
Gerrymandering is a bad thing in a fair democratic system with political parties that believe in democracies. When one of the parties doesn't believe in democratic principles, it is good to remove them from power, and gerrymandering towards the Democrats has that effect.
They didn't gerrymander towards the Democrats anywhere. Massachusetts was gerrymandered by Democrats for Republicans. Without the gerrymandering, the Republicans wouldn't win an election anywhere in Massachusetts.
The "it could always be worse" fallacy. I'll remember to ignore the chronic pain in my leg from a catastrophic injury because that guy over there is dead.
I didn't expect to see such opinion outside of village Бухалово. This is why our countries are fucked. Keep saying "it could always be worse" each time new bottom is penetrated.
What do we call 200 people who sit together with 20 Fascists?
They're the same.
I'm just surprised the space bar allowed me to put so much distance between them tbh.
220 fascists
They need 220 Volts and 220 Amperes
Is this a surprise to anyone? It’s not like the pool of candidates had anyone worth a damn anyway.
Right? It was ALWAYS going to be someone like this because it was always going to be a Republican. This is what voting for Republican's means. You get whacko assholes in charge.
Pretty much. Author could have wrote this two weeks ago, and then tweaked a few details before sending it to the editor.
and the pool of potential candidates is even more shallow when considering that the insurrection caucus has enough votes to make a would-be speaker sink or swim
The "insurrection caucus" represents the majority of the GOP. This is what they are.
I'm pretty sure the problem with the others was that they weren't extreme enough.
Why is it so far fetched that they might actually believe it
you think something having no evidence has made people not believe it before?
I think you are wrong. I do believe that stupid people can believe stupid things. Internal narrative is a powerful force.
Some might, but most of them know it’s a tool. Remember how quickly they fell in line after Trump became the nominee in 2016? They have a personality cult that they can exploit. Some of them might also be able to justify it to themselves as it being “stolen” because the wrong types of people (read: black folks and women) were allowed to vote.
Trump was a tool that let them pack the courts and massively shift public discourse. Republicans in Congress probably all know he’s full of shit, but he also got Roe overturned.
Republicans establishment hated trump during his 2016 run up and did whatever they could to not let him succeed. Not sure what you are on about.
During the run up. But once he became the nominee they all became team trump.
isn't that pretty par for the course? you support your own side? democrats became team biden too, even though they hated him during the primaries.
For those who are concerned, no, he's not going to be able to run a far-right agenda (but he might try! 🍿) Anything that he could get through the house is likely to die in the Senate, and even then Biden wouldn't sign it.
That said, there is some scary bi-partisan shit that might get passed. There are at least two keep internet porn from kids laws that are really about don't say "gay" on the internet But both parties really don't like the public being able to freely deliberate and opine about how our government officials conduct themselves.
What we can expect is more of the Greatest Show on Earth. Republican infighting and stupid shenanigans should continue unabated. Republican representatives will provide plenty of campaigning content for their Democratic rivals running against them in 2024.
I've seen claims that banning saying gay is what makes lgbt people happy.
Like Putin.Putin on a show!
I don't think the problem lies in the ability to push far right agendas. They are not smart enough anyway to have ideas. The problem is that tea party religious zealots are really good at breaking down the government from doing what's supposed to do. They will probably freeze any meaningful change till the next election, so that they can later cry that the public sector is inefficient and useless. And their base will drink it like coolaid
"Hey its not a good idea to let children have unfettered access to pornography on the internet" "YOU JUST DONT WANT KIDS TO BE GAY!"
Where are the parents? Or daddy state has to take care of your children also?
It's about control. Same with abortion, control. Same with banning books, control.
Why is censorship the answer? Can't parents and the educational system teach children to avoid it themselves and be responsible with their internet usage? That seems like a much more holistic answer to this problem.
are you anti censorship? seems people on this site are very happy censoring things they believe to be problematic.
and yes, telling kids about something that they will enjoy but telling them to stay away from it has worked many times before. There is way too much pornographic content on social media sites that children use, and its almost a guarantee they will encounter it. The web didn't used to be like that.
Maybe parents shouldn’t let their kids have unrestricted access to the internet? I’m not sure why so many folks think it’s alright to just hand a small child an iPad and never check what they’re doing.
you can't monitor your kids 24/7. and if you had parental trackers on the device people here will call you abusive.
"Hey censorship isn't a good idea." "YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE MY KIDS GAY!" Two can play the strawman game. Parents should do anything with their children or just not have them.
Are you anti censorship? Seems a lot of people are okay censoring things they find problematic i.e. transphobia, racism, etc
His opening statement as Speaker explicitly denigrates atheists.
Edit: So glad to see that the Speaker of the "People's House" as he so much likes to call it decided it would be a good idea to use his first speech as that Speaker to shit on some of those People.
Fucking fascists.
What did he say? I can't find it.
https://youtu.be/GCTScJ5twWI
~9:00 in he starts talking about the national motto, in opposition to Marxism and Communism, "which begins with the premise that there is no god."
I think that was way worse than denigrating atheism. Sounds like he's on the warpath to define the US as a Christian nation with Christian laws.
Perhaps I shouldn't have been so generous. I've been dying on a couple of stupid hills today, and I don't have the energy left to do it again, so I was choosing my words in order to be less likely to be challenged.
When I heard that, I thought, "Well, atheists are going to be the next boogeyman."
I'm sure he'll demonize anyone who doesn't worship "the right god." (The right god, of course, being the exact one he worships.) Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, etc will all be seen as second class citizens as well.
We could be. There really is no way to prove or disprove the claim. Much like the barbaric virgin and homosexual "tests" practiced in some places you get whatever results you want. Man X says he is a theist, the state says he is not, there is no way to tell if he is lying or not.
The enemy has to be everywhere. The enemy has to be weak and strong. The enemy has to win by deceit defeated by virtue and strength. The enemy has to prey on the innocent. The enemy must blend in so no one can be trusted, no one is above scrutiny, except of course the demagogue who is yelling about them as a threat.
The conspiracy is everywhere but the conspirators can only be found on occasion. No one thinks about sex as much as a Purtain who "sees" plots of it every where.
So new laws will be written. Freedom of religion means freedom from "forced conversion". Teachers will be silenced from mentioning anything that can even be construed as advocating for non-belief. Religious leaders will inform their congregation solemnly that 40% of them are atheists. The census will start asking about religious data and enforcing non-compliance. The FCC will be pushed to act on those "oppressing religion". The big Internet companies will be hit with suits for defamation for hosting atheist programs. Freedom of religion will be viewed by the courts as freedom to choose from options not freedom from the options.
There are no atheists countries there is not much of an atheist community. Much like the LGBT there will just be big government crushing individuals.
You, sir, are demonstrably wrong! Let me post a long response citing multiple sources to correct you!
...Nah, you're good. Ain't nobody got time for that (or so you'd think).
FFS I only saw the first part in notifications, and I was about to have a conniption.
Dear Diary. Today I learnt a new word. I will probably forget it in 5mins but what I know for sure is I will have many conniptions when I quit vaping nicotine and I'll probably wish I'd remembered the word so I could satisfyingly label them as such when I do.
Sorry about that! XD
I've run in largely Christian circles for most of my life, and that's how the conservative Christians I know have been talking about communism as long as I can remember, that its most important feature is that it's atheistic. I don't think it's actually indicative of any change or advancement of their position. Also, I'm pretty sure the GOP is technically less Christian now than it's ever been.
That's not what he's focused on imo. I think he emphasized the religiousness of the US.
That damn motto is so annoying, It just gives Christofascists something to point at and say, "See? This is a Christian nation!"
"Which one?"
The Flying Spaghetti Monster. Ramen!
Funny how I manage to be a communist with more gods than him.
And you're a lezbian to boot.
Well these things are tied together. Their god didn’t want me the way I was made to be. I tried living his way and it was misery to me. I tried atheism and while there were no major objections I felt something was missing and when I found my gods that went away. My gods respect how I am. They see beauty in the variety of humanity.
This is America. Here my religion is just as good as anyone else’s or their lack of one. And if he doesn’t like it he can go to Iran and see how much he likes theocracy.
I'm glad you found a way to live with greater inner peace than you had before.
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Exactly. There’s a story I really like in which the gods Enki and Ninmah have a contest where one attempted to create a person too disabled to be useful to the gods and the other found a use. It wasn’t the same use that others got, but their own. We all carry our value, we all have something to contribute. You can’t make a mute person into a great orator, but give them a pen and they may amaze you with their words nonetheless.
And yeah I’ve always thought their attitude on the world burning while they wait for Jesus to come back is kinda stupid. Like beyond the “you’ve been stood up for quite a few centuries and he was supposed to only be a few years” aspect. If my house catches fire, I call the fire department, and manage to quench the flames before they arrive thanks to me and some neighbors going to town with extinguishers they’re not going to be mad at me. You can just stop global warming and bring about peace and if he shows up what’s he going to do chide you for making peace without its prince present, file a grievance?
Fuck that. I’m going to try to make a world we can live in happily.
Thanks.
I caught that too, but I can't recall if it was before or after he talked about his absent wife on her knees (you know, because she was praying for her husband to receive a mandate from God so he could ascend to the speakership).
I heard him talking about his wife on her knees, "Really? You're going there, dude?"
The Secret Service needs to keep President Biden and VP Harris far apart from each other. We can't afford to have this man become President.
Alternatively, if they must be together, bring the Speaker as well.
That is actually routine, especially when they're traveling or making public appearances.
But when McCarthy had the gavel, it was just as nightmarish imagining he could be POTUS.
I wonder if there's be conversations around that topic during the whole fiasco. Like, sure McCarthy wouldn't have been good either, but this is much more dangerous.
He's a fundamentalist is he? I'm sure there are no tenets of Christianity, not a one, that he violates.
Not remotely surprising the Republicans compromised on the lowest common denominator.
Makes you wonder what their problem with Gym Jorden was. Must be behind on his cock sucking duties.
Seriously. This is like how when Donald Trump was able to turn a war criminal into a kitty painting artiste that the country now has nostalgia for. It's absolutely insane that now Gym looks good on oaper.
Their problem with Jordan is probably that he's a loudmouth asshole who tried to bully anyone who didn't agree with him
This guy has the same/worse views, but hasn't threatened anyone
Last time I checked they get a hard on for loudmouth bullies.
For bulling other people - but when the threats are focused on them "it's unbecoming of a representative."
Petition to stop using "cocksucking" as a pejorative. Is sucking cock bad?
I mean, it's just like kissing ass but more pointed.
https://youtu.be/o6_IBmIyHHc
He said "Guns don't shoot people; teaching evolution shoots people."
While Hakeem Jeffries would refute that by saying "Teaching evolution doesn't shoot people, guns shoot people" and have you seeing that is much more accurate while wishing it was him who had gotten the 220 votes to become Speaker of the House.
Evangelicals are sleeping with the devil to do the lords work
Didn't Jesus specifically teach against the concept of being an evangelical?
Edited to make more sense
Pretty much.
Matthew 6:6 But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Or just spray it all over Facebook
I wonder, was that added because early christian "cultists" were persecuted pretty badly? Maybe similar to why there is stuff about pork, because of trichinosis
Disregard my last comment, I thought you were replying to a different comment
Yes. But I was coming from the angle of Judaism
It is a Republican majority, it was never NOT going to be that. This is the person that that they are, even marginally reasonable humans are VASTLY in the minority of the GOP.
Let’s get this gummit shutdown underway.
Except it's threatening to delay my union vote at work. Our hospital corporation is deliberately stalling in hopes the government will shut down and the NLRB won't be available to oversee our vote. Our union is busy pushing NLRB to get it done already.
Yup. Dude is a crackpot that wants to defund everything.
When McCarthy was removed, I thought it was a mistake for Democrats not to support him. Now this new guy does seem worse. I guess we'll know soon enough, when it's time to avert a shutdown again.
Why would the Democrats support someone who went back on almost everything he told them he'd stand for? "But the new guy will be worse" when someone shows you who they are, Believe them.
The guy who was elected has shown us he's a dedicated election denier tho! It was never going to be someone more trustworthy in that shit show of a caucus.
Not only went back on, but went on media programs blaming Democrats for everything even when it was the Freedom Caucus doing it. Even if McCarthy made a deal with them, there was no way that the Democrats could trust that he'd uphold his end of the deal.
But it's not about the balance of the deal, it'd be helping the moderate Republicans from voting in, well, this guy.
Besides, I think it would have been politically embarrassing to be saved by the Democrats.
Who the fuck cares if it appeases his base while keeping whatever semblance of sanity is left in the house.
Democrats have every reason to let Republicans boil in their own vomit. They do need to do something about the coming government shut down and get Ukraine funding back. And let's face it, they want to fund Israel's military operations, too.
They could afford to wait a bit, though. They got a few weeks of news cycles that were nothing but Republican dysfunction. All they had to do was vote out McCarthy and pop open a beer.
Old boss is always a dick until you meet the new one.
The fact that McCarthy went back on promises to Democrats because of demands from the far right fringe made him too untrustworthy to Democrats, I don't see how they could vote for him.
Eh, fuck him.
Let the "moderate" Republicans eat cake.
"Half" makes it sound like 50% of the US population are cowards. I'm European, so I'll make fun all day for shits and giggles, but even I know there's not that many cowards in the US.
You would be surprised. The Gangs claim that 2/3 of people are in gangs, and gang members are gang members because they are cowards.
Lol what in the fuck are you even saying? "The gangs"? What gangs??
Gang members are a lot of things, but I'm not sure I would include "cowardly."
The psychology and sociology behind gangs, gang members, etc. is incredibly complex and reasons people join can vary wildly. Gangs don't exist in a vacuum, they're created by the terrible conditions that we allow (force) millions of people to live under.
Why you're even talking about gangs in the first place, I'm not really sure. But, that said, you clearly know very little about the subject, so maybe don't bring it up randomly? Just a suggestion.
The worst of the worst, exactly what the GOP were holding out for.
Republicans will always elect the worst possible candidate
I give him 26 Emmers before he drops out.
I'm pessimistic on this. Johnson isn't going to be removed from the Speakership, when Johnson is sucking on Trump's dick.
I hope that the Democrats hit every swing district saying that their Republican member voted for this shit bag and they lacked "patriotism" to stand up to Trump.
Are you saying this fella could very well open a multi-billion dollar conglomerate and operate under the name Johnson in Johnson?
I would love to see that.
idk, sounds a little too overtly gay for Republicans
I'm pretty sure that they will find some way to hand wave it away. I mean Republicans are great at being hypocrites.
Constantly… paging Lauren Hoebert to the white courtesy phone, paging Hoebert to the white courtesy phone…
How much is that in mooches?
Yeah, he'll get trounced by someone in his own party though, like the last one did.
To butcher Trump quote - "When Louisiana sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.”
May his faith in his abilities be soundly broken by Senate Dems sinking every piece of bullshit legislation he helps pass in the House.
The last several GOP speakers have been ripped to shreds by their own party. It very well could happen again.
We can hope… but if he’s smarter than Kevin McCarthy (which, granted, doesn’t take much) he likely didn’t agree to the same provisions that allowed Gaetz to call for a vote. So unfortunately he’s probably there until the next election unless a majority decides to motion for his removal, but I could be wrong.
The House rules haven't had a change... any amendments to the rules would need to be presented in a motion and voted on by the full House.
In principle he's susceptible to the same threats as McCarthy. However since he's loved by the Treason Causcus and the "moderates" fear making the party look inept with another speaker battle...
I meant the personal concessions that McCarthy made to get elected Speaker to begin with. I don’t think those concessions were adopted into the general House rules that would apply to the next Speaker, but again, I could be wrong.
He has just over 12 months to do anything with the demonstrably fractured house and he's not going to get anything big through the senate.
What were you expecting?
This is like finding out that the new pope is a Catholic.
*NATional - Christian party has a new speaker.
American Fascist Party
Well then, that’s a very bad person. He has no business in congress at all
Well, here's the problem: God is literally speaking to me, and he says this guy is evil as fuck and tepublicans are the problem with the U.S. There you go, I must be right. Prove me wrong. You can't, so I must be right.
Democrats have some veto power don't they?
Dems can pretty much dismiss anything he/the House does in the Senate. Very little he does will make it to Biden's desk where Biden could veto if need be.
Not in the house really, but the President and Senate will be a check on his power.
Via the Senate, they do.
Correction: he's a republican
Who? Mike Joneson?
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I do know whose cellphone this is...it's Mike Jones'.
That's the number you can call me on.
When you call, ask for Mike Jones!
It would be a blast to see the memes if the speakers name was that. I was happy to see the ref. That was a long time ago and fairly localized. I don't even know what happened to that guy.
Those simple times of 9-layer paint and causing pain in the turning lane
F
Dude looks like Hitler
How many Johnson’s are there
In the House? 4.
But zero balls.
We're gonna need more FBI guys.
the United States needs firebrand atheism
The fortunate thing is that the Senate is DEM controlled so the amount of damage he can do is limited.
It is a very slim majority but the House can still do a lot of shit. Also they can bring the government to a halt if they refuse to make their bills something the Senate can pass.
bye Felicia
PUT THE CRACK PIPE DOWN.
Biden was elected in an effort to stave off dictatorship, against all odds.
Workers are taking their rights back.
We're investing in progressive technologies.
This country is troubled, but not dead by any means
This is like 1930s Germany all over again
Well, except that we voted out baby hands Hitler after he got into the seat of power already, which did not happen in Germany.
And the Nazi party was a new group, whereas far right conservatives today are overtaking one of the oldest political parties in the country.
And there isn't an explicit road map of races the conservatives are trying to cleanse, just implied and practical racism, nationalism, institutionalism.
And Germany was undergoing some of the weakest points in its history, both economically and socially, while the US today is enjoying a very strong economy and shockingly strong social movements.
I agree that some conservatives are trying to turn the states into 1930s Germany, but we are not at that level and it's been proved that the easiest way to guard against fascism is to vote against wannabe dictators.
They've made considerable progress towards their goal of annihilating trans people through state legislation with more than 500 bills written and are trying at every opportunity to do so at a national level. It's written down on all their platforms and they've written hundreds of pages on how they're going to accomplish it.
Modern US conservatives are trying to implicitly suppress awareness and expression of non-binary genders, but rapist president didn't distribute an explicit list of genders that must be exterminated based on inferiority and the public is not going along with far-right conservative fear-based victimizing ideals.
The campaign against minorities is abhorrent, but not an explicit acted-upon state-run and public-supported effort to exterminate minorities.
The highest office was voted away from an incumbent conservative largely because of his bigotry.
There are parallels, but it's not the same situation as 1930s Germany.
Right except we aren't using wheelbarrows of cash to buy bread.
But ask any liberal (which is the majority of both Democrats and Republicans, it's a political economics term) or listen to the media and the sky is falling.
The same exact diatribe is played out whenever the workers, whom are the vast, vast majority, demand more than psuedo-slavery.
For a quick self reference point for everyone - subsistence living, a la fuedalistic serfs, or agrarian society pre-capitalism, is so far ahead of the poverty we experience today. You need land. You need a house. Farm animals, tooling. It'd take a halfmil to get to as poor as a fuedal serf - who worked less than we do now.
If you receive a paycheck from someone, you aren't middle class, you are working class. Working class is used interchangeablely with working poor.
If your life can be reduced to you having the freedom to choose how you get to work and what to ingest to stay healthy enough to work - and that's basically it - you're a slave who pays for their own room and board. You don't actually have any freedom. You're given meaningless choices that effect society in almost no way and told you're free.
Yes, to people crying that the sky is falling.
But most of the arguments you're making are inaccurate and complain about your own sky falling.
We are not poorer than serfs, and you can get a plot of land and house today for pretty cheapb(sub 30000) or less free than feudal serfs.
It's in the zeitgeist to glorify serfs these days, and if you're very strict about how you judge work time and siestas, you can make the argument that we work more than feudal serfs.
But serfs repaired their own clothes and they lived in huts and they were property of their lords. They woke up earlier than you did and if any of their tools weren't ready or in good repair, they'd have to make them already themselves. They'd have to feed all of the animals themselves, they'd have to check all of their crops, maintain their land and houses that they did not own, make all of their food for themselves, and give away the products of their labor.
They didn't take days off, they didn't have medical or financial resources to call on or research, it just was not a great life.
And they belong to someone else.
The United States has a pretty bad history of workers rights, but it has improved significantly every time workers banned together and try to make a difference en masse.
If you don't like your job, you can just move to another job. If you don't like your state you can just move to another state that suits your lifestyle better. If you don't like this country, you can just move to another country.
These luxuries of opportunity were unimaginable to serfs, who belongs to their lords and produced for them, not themselves.
The situation is direct for jerky people here, and the working class is expanding, but hearkening to the good old days of belonging to someone else ignores the freedoms and radical conveniences our poor enjoy today
There's a long way to go, but living today and working today is better than living and working as feudal chattel.
I have seen people and been to places where they live in home that is some sticks and a tarp across it next to a neighbor who isn't doing any better. Where sewage poured into the streets.
I hate this super condensed view of things. You have an Internet connection means about a billion people on earth would murder you for the wealth you have.
For a second I thought you were talking about the sugar cane shanty towns in Florida. But despite living in one room shacks with broken foundations and corrugated steel roofs, the cane cutter families do have functional plumbing and sewage.
"A Republic, if you can keep it."
from Franklin's grave:
"Figured they wouldn't be able to."