backontrack Posted October 4, 2023 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 139 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,213 Content Per Day: 0.18 Reputation: 185 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/10/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted October 4, 2023 Was it a mistake to remove Mccarthy as speaker of the house and will they be able to find another replacement fast. Will this further divide the GOP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJK Posted October 4, 2023 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 43 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 3,349 Content Per Day: 7.92 Reputation: 1,305 Days Won: 1 Joined: 03/01/2023 Status: Offline Share Posted October 4, 2023 21 minutes ago, backontrack said: Was it a mistake to remove Mccarthy as speaker of the house and will they be able to find another replacement fast. Will this further divide the GOP? The GOP really isn't going to get much more divided than it is, but existing divisions may become more visible to the public (and its members). I wonder if they could get Trump to take it, or if he even would if they had the sense to ask him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backontrack Posted October 4, 2023 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 139 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,213 Content Per Day: 0.18 Reputation: 185 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/10/2006 Status: Offline Author Share Posted October 4, 2023 34 minutes ago, FJK said: The GOP really isn't going to get much more divided than it is, but existing divisions may become more visible to the public (and its members). I wonder if they could get Trump to take it, or if he even would if they had the sense to ask him. It's a trap for trump to even consider it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighbor Posted October 4, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 952 Topics Per Day: 0.35 Content Count: 13,573 Content Per Day: 5.03 Reputation: 9,054 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/03/1885 Share Posted October 4, 2023 No representative, none, will want Donald Trump as Speaker of the House, absolutely none. Would you want him sucking all the air out of the Captial's House of Representatives if you were an elected representative? Of course not. What a nightmare that would immediately become for everyone there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks Posted October 4, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 23 Topic Count: 28 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 6,159 Content Per Day: 2.04 Reputation: 2,513 Days Won: 8 Joined: 01/20/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted October 4, 2023 2 minutes ago, Neighbor said: No representative, none, will want Donald Trump as Speaker of the House, absolutely none. Would you want him sucking all the air out of the Captial's House of Representatives if you were an elected representative? Of course not. What a nightmare that would immediately become for everyone there. I think they will. It's temporary, since Trump would be running for President during the time-frame. Marjorie Taylor Green already expressed wanting him, and it may work on a temporary term. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighbor Posted October 4, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 952 Topics Per Day: 0.35 Content Count: 13,573 Content Per Day: 5.03 Reputation: 9,054 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/03/1885 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Just now, Sparks said: I think they will. It's temporary, since Trump would be running for President during the time-frame. Marjorie Taylor Green already expressed wanting him, and it may work on a temporary term. Well perhaps you may be right, after all we are the stupid party. I just never thought we are quite that stupid. Trump cannot share a stage with anyone without degrading them with base and very gross rambling insults. He is a sick deranged narcissist, a disgrace to the land USA, a criminal about to be found guilty of massive fraud. He is bad news, period. Besides all that he blew the deal. He could not beat another old man hiding out in his home basement. The man who had a ghost writer for his book The Art Of Making The Deal, the man that bankrupted many a partner and investors needs be put away, maybe in a cell next to members of the Biden Crime family. Not that I have strong opinion on the subject. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks Posted October 4, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 23 Topic Count: 28 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 6,159 Content Per Day: 2.04 Reputation: 2,513 Days Won: 8 Joined: 01/20/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted October 4, 2023 47 minutes ago, Neighbor said: Well perhaps you may be right, after all we are the stupid party. I just never thought we are quite that stupid. Trump cannot share a stage with anyone without degrading them with base and very gross rambling insults. He is a sick deranged narcissist, a disgrace to the land USA, a criminal about to be found guilty of massive fraud. He is bad news, period. Besides all that he blew the deal. He could not beat another old man hiding out in his home basement. The man who had a ghost writer for his book The Art Of Making The Deal, the man that bankrupted many a partner and investors needs be put away, maybe in a cell next to members of the Biden Crime family. Not that I have strong opinion on the subject. LOL. The Speaker of the House can choose what will be voted on or what will stay in Committee (ignored), mainly. They have other powers, but I have rarely seen the Speaker on the floor doing daily business; it's usually handled by others. So I would not expect to see Trump at the podium, daily. He would be in his office choosing bills to vote on, and crafting budgets, choosing who will chair a committee, dealing with continuing resolutions, and choosing when to meet, and all that 'leader' stuff. It's mostly a big back-room job. Patrick McHenry is the Pro Tempore, currently. He kicked Congresswoman Pelosi out of her big Capital office, as his first act. He has little power in other matters until they vote in another Speaker, but I liked what he did there. The biggest fault I see with Trump is that he picks horrible advisors, and takes their advice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueFollowerOfChrist Posted October 5, 2023 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,039 Content Per Day: 1.62 Reputation: 589 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/26/2022 Status: Offline Share Posted October 5, 2023 5 hours ago, backontrack said: Was it a mistake to remove Mccarthy as speaker of the house and will they be able to find another replacement fast. Will this further divide the GOP? I don't understand why he was removed. Can you please tell me? As far as a new speaker, I think Jim Jordan is the best available choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks Posted October 5, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 23 Topic Count: 28 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 6,159 Content Per Day: 2.04 Reputation: 2,513 Days Won: 8 Joined: 01/20/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted October 5, 2023 46 minutes ago, TrueFollowerOfChrist said: I don't understand why he was removed. Can you please tell me? As far as a new speaker, I think Jim Jordan is the best available choice. McCarthy didn't keep his promises to those who voted him in, and as a condition of McCarthy being speaker, he agreed to allow just a single vote of no confidence to begin a vote to remove him, and there were enough votes cast to ultimately remove him. I know you asked another about this question, but I hope it helps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueFollowerOfChrist Posted October 5, 2023 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,039 Content Per Day: 1.62 Reputation: 589 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/26/2022 Status: Offline Share Posted October 5, 2023 8 hours ago, Sparks said: McCarthy didn't keep his promises to those who voted him in, and as a condition of McCarthy being speaker, he agreed to allow just a single vote of no confidence to begin a vote to remove him, and there were enough votes cast to ultimately remove him. I know you asked another about this question, but I hope it helps. Yes it helps. Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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