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Rep. Matt Gaetz is planning to attempt to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the role this week after the House leader worked with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown on Saturday.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

McCarthy is older than 18, right? Why is Matt Gaetz so interested in fucking him?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gaetz is compromised by Russian interests.

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

So is the rest of the republican party.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m hoping the Republicans lose track of the counts, and Hakeem Jeffries becomes Speaker. If a few Reps miss a vote, or too many R’s vote “present”, there’s a chance it could happen.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That would be beautiful but couldn’t they just immediately oust him again? Seems very unlikely.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Well, they wouldn’t be in charge of the order of business, so there’s a chance that Jeffries, in his role as Speaker, could not recognize that motion.

Also, as the other guy pointed out, McCarthy being oustable by a single person was only a part of the dumb deal he agreed to the first time round. But getting a majority of R’s to oust Jeffries won’t be hard.

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

I doubt he would get a single Republican vote. Not recognizing a vote to oust him doesn’t seem workable for more than a very short period of time.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Shouldn't Matt Gaetz be in prison by now? Did that all just blow over?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

We're not doing laws anymore. Just for the poors

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Yeah. It blew over. The GOP are untouchable.

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

The attorney general of Florida dropped the case, probably because his DNA was in 17 year old prostitute also. Birds of a feather fuck kids together.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

Gaetz handlers are probably pissed that they were so close to shutdown the government.

Remember: this is the TRUE goal of the GOP. A country in chaos is an easy target for attacks. From outside or within.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"Should've gotten rid of that little shit while we had the chance." McCarthy, probably. It's insane to me there's now some possibility of a Speaker Gaetz.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago

Especially when he should be in a federal penitentiary for human trafficking of minors.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Even if it did happen, the criteria to remove the Speaker has been lowered to the point that he’d be ousted almost immediately.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

I disagree with Paul Ryan on many things, but I salute his foresight that this is where the republican party was headed.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Gaetz always looks like he’s trying to spell a four syllable word in his head.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thoughts and prayers

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago