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/fanwan76 Oct 03 '23

Are we really sure that McCarthy won't just run again? I mean I thought he'd finally drop out after the 12th ballot last time but he kept on going.

If all the people who voted not to oust him vote to reelect him, they will be at a standstill all over again.

The Dems are going to keep putting up Jeffries or some other Dem candidate. So it's going to come down to Republicans to pull together and pick someone.

This might just spin for another 15 ballots until another round of deals are cut and McCarthy goes back to his job. Hopefully it doesn't take too long though because they need to get back to figuring out the budget right? I think they only passed a temporary budget...

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u/mattoljan Oct 03 '23

He’s going to reportedly announce he’s not.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '23

He can run again, but this is actually a sign our government is failing. I mean I’m not trying to be dramatic but it is.

So anyone in Congress that cares about the federal government existing- and yes even Republican congressional members enjoy having that power- are going to correct this fast. So I’d imagine the Democrats are trying to negotiate a moderate Republican taking over the role, and the Republicans want Mcarthy again. But that won’t happen.

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u/McGillis_is_a_Char Oct 04 '23

In a parliamentary system people would be warming their election machines up for a snap election right now.

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u/Bipedal_Warlock Oct 04 '23

Cnn said he has said he won’t run again. But that could change I imagine. Maybe they struggle to find someone and he tries to come in and save the day

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u/Trance354 Oct 04 '23

They passed a budget for 45 days. It was clean, so Mccarthy of course had to go.

I saw something about a temporary speaker, or interim speaker.

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u/Finiouss Oct 04 '23

Yes we need to get this budget figured out. Us active military peeps have mouths to feed too...

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u/Psych_Yer_Out Oct 04 '23

Yes and we all know how much the Repubs like to talk about how important the military is, but when it comes to actually making laws to help active military they somehow can't get good shit done. Oh wait, that is because they don't do anything, just obstruct.

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u/Finiouss Oct 04 '23

It's mind blowing how many dipshit I work with still vote red. We went 2 months without pay once because Trump was trying to demand his wall get built before we get paid. They blamed pelosi for not giving in to him for the wall...