Wilshire@lemmy.ml to Politics@lemmy.ml · 9 months agoKevin McCarthy Ousted as House Speaker in Historic Votewww.wsj.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1228arrow-down13
arrow-up1225arrow-down1external-linkKevin McCarthy Ousted as House Speaker in Historic Votewww.wsj.comWilshire@lemmy.ml to Politics@lemmy.ml · 9 months agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squarecopandballtorture [ey/em]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·9 months agoDoes he get to keep his seat as a rep for Bakersfield, or is he out of the House entirely? If it’s the latter, only 434 to go
minus-squareStalinwasaGryffindor [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·9 months agoHe’s just out as speaker, it won’t affect the seat count. Still should be funny to watch the republicans try to elect a replacement. Plus, no legislation for a while which is a win in my book
minus-squarePowerCrazy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·9 months ago no legislation for a while which is a win in my book This is literally what the republicans want and also why government shutdowns occur.
minus-squareStalinwasaGryffindor [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·9 months agoIt’s not like anything good will come out of a Republican led house. Plus it makes America look like more of a joke. I don’t see any downside to this
Does he get to keep his seat as a rep for Bakersfield, or is he out of the House entirely? If it’s the latter, only 434 to go![emoji countdown countdown](https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/343bfc9f-6fd1-49b4-a69c-3c3c67242d86.gif)
He’s just out as speaker, it won’t affect the seat count. Still should be funny to watch the republicans try to elect a replacement. Plus, no legislation for a while which is a win in my book
This is literally what the republicans want and also why government shutdowns occur.
It’s not like anything good will come out of a Republican led house. Plus it makes America look like more of a joke. I don’t see any downside to this