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Would be extremely funny if Jeffries wins because Republicans stop showing up https://twitter.com/kellyfphares/status/1611114873127333889 https://twitter.com/Olivia_Beavers/status/1611114954156904451
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Piell posted:Would be extremely funny if Jeffries wins because Republicans stop showing up you'd need to only have 223 votes for 212 to be a majority and i honestly think that if it got down that low enough of the HFC would vote for Mccarthy simply to deny jeffries
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Bread Set Jettison posted:https://twitter.com/dril/status/15269318182?s=46&t=ZNjNdkhXbE8GYEwLlFnBxQ Dril is John Titor.
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Piell posted:Would be extremely funny if Jeffries wins because Republicans stop showing up I don't see why they need to miss votes for that. There's no rules now so just use the House chambers as a doctor's office / funeral parlor / maternity ward.
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aBagorn posted:you'd need to only have 223 votes for 212 to be a majority and i honestly think that if it got down that low enough of the HFC would vote for Mccarthy simply to deny jeffries That seems like really really complicated math for Boebert to figure out
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1 Republican, Burke I think, has gone home to goto a medical appointment. McCarthy is -1 for any more votes.
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happyhippy posted:1 Republican, Burke I think, has gone home to goto a medical appointment. Progress!
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Woo-hoo! Jumping right in to round 10!
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aBagorn posted:you'd need to only have 223 votes for 212 to be a majority and i honestly think that if it got down that low enough of the HFC would vote for Mccarthy simply to deny jeffries If 212 is the majority, then the Republicans have only 211 or fewer total votes, so it wouldn't matter how any of them voted.
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aBagorn posted:i honestly think that if it got down that low enough of the HFC would vote for Mccarthy simply to deny jeffries That was my idea after the first few failed votes. A few moderates should be selected to just vote present and force the HFC into line. Of course with the way Republicans are going they’d get the math and/or communication to members wrong and end up accidentally putting Jeffries into the Speaker chair.
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Lord Harbor posted:If 212 is the majority, then the Republicans have only 211 or fewer total votes, so it wouldn't matter how any of them voted. wouldn't that only last until all the Republicans return? I can see a Chaos Orb congress happening where control shifts back and forth based on the # of people physically in the chamber at any given point in time.
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Honestly, have 100+ votes, gently caress it. The House is going to be useless-to-harmful whenever it does get going, they might as well all torture each other for a while before coming after us.
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I want a Chaos Confetti congress where a representative has to be ripped up to shreds for session to begin.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:wouldn't that only last until all the Republicans return? If Jeffries is elected speaker, couldn't he just make the rule be "2/3 of the house must agree to elect a new speaker" and flip the bird to Republicans for the next two years?
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Youremother posted:I want a Chaos Confetti congress where a representative has to be ripped up to shreds for session to begin. Congratulations to new Speaker of the House Cheatyface
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Jan 5, 2023 22:56
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Why are they even bothering doing speeches anymore, let's just do it.
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Randalor posted:If Jeffries is elected speaker, couldn't he just make the rule be "2/3 of the house must agree to elect a new speaker" and flip the bird to Republicans for the next two years? I think that a majority can change the House rules regardless of anything else? I'm not sure if there's ever been a situation where the rules instituted a requirement that was challenged by more than 50% of representatives but less than the amount required in the rules. I'd imagine it goes to SCOTUS but they also generally don't get involved in this sort of thing.
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Enigma89 posted:Why are they even bothering doing speeches anymore, let's just do it. they want to hear themselves talk
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I'd want to say something just to participate in the historic circus.
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https://twitter.com/DanRather/status/1610818239264849920?s=20&t=YUPrc5ff0iJn2viLBzbNDA
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as the saying goes, vote early and often
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delfin posted:It's a little of each, I think. I just find it funny that he went and kissed the Trump ring and did culture wars for a bit and all that stuff the GOP base loves and its not enough because he was there before Trump and at one point stood side by side with Paul Ryan and John Boehner.
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Is it really a good idea for the CFC to split themselves between two candidates at this point
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Representatives! If you're in line, STAY IN LINE!
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Representatives in right lane must vote right!
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Feels Villeneuve posted:Is it really a good idea for the CFC to split themselves between two candidates at this point It doesn't matter.
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The NYTimes live vote-tracker is still on the 9th vote. They can't even keep up with this.
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Seems like the only salient question at this point is, does the HFC prefer McCarthy or Jefferies? From Kevin's PoV, forcing that choice has got to be his best chance. I assume the HFC would go with him before any Dem, but that assumption is predicated on them being rational actors, which uhh...
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https://twitter.com/lruskin/status/1611089001049640960?s=46&t=tssO1AwKr8_ohGkTbkSbD Compromise candidate beginning to be floated publicly by a completely unsurprising person https://twitter.com/lruskin/status/1611089001049640960?s=46&t=tssO1AwKr8_ohGkTbkSbDg
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The HFC must know where some bodies are buried to still be in the party. There's the argument that they give the GOP a majority but... do they? They can't even choose a speaker, how are they going to get anything done? I used to think a republican could step up and get votes from the dems, but at this point I think any repubs who want to get anything done (a minority but they exist) should just make a deal and vote for Jeffries until the HFC is booted. But people who think that way probably left the republicans 4+ years ago.
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BIG FLUFFY DOG posted:https://twitter.com/lruskin/status/1611089001049640960?s=46&t=tssO1AwKr8_ohGkTbkSbD LOL that she thinks there's going to be serious legislating done. StumblyWumbly posted:The HFC must know where some bodies are buried to still be in the party. There's the argument that they give the GOP a majority but... do they? They can't even choose a speaker, how are they going to get anything done? I used to think a republican could step up and get votes from the dems, but at this point I think any repubs who want to get anything done (a minority but they exist) should just make a deal and vote for Jeffries until the HFC is booted. They're going to vote for all the stupid investigations and whatever dumb poo poo the house tries to pass, they're just flexing right now.
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