jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 years agoFormer Speaker Kevin McCarthy to resign from Congress at year endwww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1327arrow-down12cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.world
arrow-up1325arrow-down1external-linkFormer Speaker Kevin McCarthy to resign from Congress at year endwww.cnbc.comjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square58fedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.world
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoCould be nice, but the Speaker has absolute control even if his party loses the majority. Nothing in any way positive is being allowed to even be DEBATED on the full House floor as long as the Jericho Johnson is Speaker.
minus-squareABluManOnLemmy@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoThanks to the new rules from the Gaetz wing though, the Democrats can rather easily remove and replace the speaker. And they just might if they end up with a majority.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoGood point, I totally forgot about THAT particular foot-shot! 😆
Could be nice, but the Speaker has absolute control even if his party loses the majority.
Nothing in any way positive is being allowed to even be DEBATED on the full House floor as long as the Jericho Johnson is Speaker.
Thanks to the new rules from the Gaetz wing though, the Democrats can rather easily remove and replace the speaker. And they just might if they end up with a majority.
Good point, I totally forgot about THAT particular foot-shot! 😆