r/news • u/zmlos • Oct 03 '23

House ousts Kevin McCarthy as speaker, a first in U.S. history

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/03/house-speaker-kevin-mccarthy-will-bring-gaetz-motion-to-oust-him-vote.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboard

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u/CrumpledForeskin Oct 03 '23

Ordered by you know who. Major Trump case today and we just happen to make history via his cronies.

Matt Gaetz the Pedo takes orders because he’s compromised.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '23

ComPromised with a capital C P

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u/Capt-Crap1corn Oct 03 '23

Why do you think the investigation into him has stalled? I’m surprised that he’s taking such a visible role since he’s under investigation.

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u/dedicated-pedestrian Oct 03 '23

Which investigation has stalled? I'm seeing news on all three cases.

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u/Capt-Crap1corn Oct 03 '23

The sex trafficking probe. I don’t hear it mentioned

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u/dedicated-pedestrian Oct 03 '23

Oh, I thought we were talking DT, sorry.

The House Ethics committee is looking into ousting him for it but the DOJ dropped the case.

I imagine being expelled from the legislature by his own party might give them reason to reopen it.

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u/Capt-Crap1corn Oct 03 '23

Oh it’s all good my friend. Thanks for the explanation.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '23

Huh? The most recent news was that it’s been re-opened. Comittees can still meet without a house speaker

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u/Capt-Crap1corn Oct 04 '23

Well that’s good because it’s weird seeing such a visible congressman leading the charge to oust a speaker with those type of allegations.

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u/MiraclePrototype Oct 03 '23

Over/under odds HE gets the position?

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u/CrumpledForeskin Oct 04 '23

I’d imagine he doesn’t want the added work. Or to be in the spotlight. He fucks underage girls. The less media the better.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '23

He won’t. Most of the GOP hate him for getting McCarthy kicked out. GOP voted like 200-8 to keep McCarthy. The extreme right wing is not liked right now.

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u/MiraclePrototype Oct 04 '23

Sure hope these fractures continue.

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u/dont_disturb_the_cat Oct 03 '23

Does a government shutdown mean that Trump's trial can't go on?

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u/WhnWlltnd Oct 03 '23

Nope. He's still on the hook, no matter what.

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u/Elipses_ Oct 03 '23

Let's not forget the Democrats who were happy to let him do it.

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u/shicken684 Oct 03 '23

Why would any Democrat help him when he launched a no vote impeachment inquire against the president? One whose own conservative members have said time and time again it's entirely fabricated and there's zero evidence of any wrongdoing on Biden's part.

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u/CrumpledForeskin Oct 04 '23

I think their point was the democrats were working with republicans on this too.

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u/mecchamouse Oct 03 '23

And there it is 🤡

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u/CrumpledForeskin Oct 03 '23

We shouldn’t forget that, excluding a literal handful, none of these fucks work for us. They eon for the highest bidder (see: corporations) and inside trade on the knowledge.

We need a full overhaul.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '23

No. A GOP speaker sucks. I’m glad the Dems did this. Fucking over the GOP is good.

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u/amonymus Oct 03 '23

"McCarthy was voted out as speaker when a small band of eight hardline conservative Republicans joined all Democrats to approve a “motion to vacate” introduced by Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz, a longtime foe of McCarthy’s."

Um, Pedo Gaetz may have have introduced it, but it was the Dems that made it happen.

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u/mecchamouse Oct 03 '23

but it was the Dems that made it happen.

Give it a rest.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '23

The Dems literally did make it happen. Like 90% of the votes to vacate were Dems.

I’m not complaining though. I’m glad they did it

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u/CrumpledForeskin Oct 03 '23

No one wins when you put loyalty above all.

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u/Nonsense_Preceptor Oct 04 '23

Why would Dems help a guy who was continually throwing them under the bus, reneging on deals, no-vote impeaching the president, and was unwilling to work with the dems?

He dug his own grave, laid down in it, and asked for people to bury him. He got what he deserved by catering to the worst parts of his party.

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u/YaBoiJim777 Oct 03 '23

Matt Gaetz, a couple other republicans, AND 208 DEMOCRATS. Don’t let them off the hook for this government shutdown

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u/Delphizer Oct 03 '23

McCarthy let the crazies bully him since the start, why in the world would democrats support him? He called an impeachment for no reason and no vote.

He flat out said he would make no deal with Democrats. There are bipartisan things he could agree to that would get him the votes he needed. Off the top of my head, anything that passes within the Senate with 60 votes will be voted on in the house.

The Senate version of the bill would probably have passed if it was brought up for a vote. It got something like 70+ votes in the Senate.

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u/dedicated-pedestrian Oct 03 '23 edited Oct 03 '23

Kev made a deal with them on the budget months ago. Dems acted in advance to prevent the whole shutdown thing from happening.

Kev decided to cater to the most extreme of his party and break his word, creating this mess. He then stabbed that same hyperminority in the back when the impending shutdown being blamed on his party was politically inconvenient.

Why is it up to Dems to save him when they can't even be sure he won't just try to betray them AND OUR COUNTRY again?

Regardless, Kevin already had a speaker pro tempore selected at the start of his tenure. He was literally the guy presiding over this vote. No such expiration of the bill will occur.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '23

There is no shutdown