Here is what Hakeem Jeffries should demand if approached by McCarthy for support.

[RandySF]

1. A clean debt ceiling resolution.
2. Fifty-fifty party representation on all committees with at least 50% of chairs given to Democrats.
3. George Santos resigns.
4. Full ethics investigation of Scott Perry and other insurrectionists.
5. No impeachment votes unless real crimes are committed.
6. Metal detectors reinstalled.
7. Republicans AND Democrats allowed to preside over the floor in the speaker's absence.
8. No ACA repeal.
9. All conditions in writing and released to the public.


I can dream, right?

[sinkingfeeling]

1. You can dream.

[Srkdqltr]

2. Depends on how badly he wants the speakership.

[gratuitous]

8. McCarthy has been dealing with the wretched hive of scum and villainy

But approaching the Democrats might be a bit too far for Kevin to try.

[Lucinda]

3. ❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️

[Beachnutt]

4. And McCarthy would go straight to the 20

and say "if you all don't vote for me I have enough Dem support" and they would all cave and McCarthy would leave the Dems holding an empty bag.

[RandySF]

7. Yeah, good point.

[ShazzieB]

19. Ouch!

[Cheezoholic]

28. Yep

We best just stay out of it.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. That's a good list, and it reveals how you can't trust McCarthy

[Just A Box Of Rain]

13. If there was a 5-6 vote Motion to Vacate requirement, then Democrats--who prop up

a Republican speaker who depends on us--wouldn't need to "trust" them. McCarthy, or anyone else.

Rather it would be a "fuck around and find out" situation.

[Arthur_Frain]

6. Why on earth would you or anyone expect him to keep his word?

Just no.

Let them eat one another.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. No reinstatement of the "Holman Rule"

Link to tweet

[Cha]

17. OH Gawd.. is she ever butt Ugly.

TY for tweet, LmPV.

[wnylib]

36. It glows from deep inside out to her surface appearance.

[Cha]

38. Yeah.. Toxic fumes 🔥

[iscooterliberally]

43. She could make a freight train take a dirt road just to avoid her.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

10. I like it

For the record, I don't think an ACA repeal would fly at this point.

[ProfessorGAC]

11. No Cuts To The Ethics Enforcement

There's another for you.
That said, McCarthy can't be trusted, so doing a deal would be foolish.

[Historic NY]

12. Never trust McCarthy for anything..

[mercuryblues]

14. Stop it.

There is no deal to be made. McCarthy would not honor any deal. He is a lying spineless piece of scum.

It is not up to the Democrats to clean up the mess McCarty has made. This is SOLELY a reupblikkklan probem.

[nakocal]

15. McCarthy is a liar

And would not keep any deal he makes.

[Cha]

16. Yeah, nice list but Kev couldn't

be trusted to do anything but weasel & worm & Lie.

He was taped saying it would hard not to hit Nancy Pelosi with the gavel.

Big Fucking BULLY SHITHEAD.

[Takket]

18. only way a Dem should support any rethug is if the rethug agrees IN WRITING...

to resign as soon as they are elected Speaker. 220 rounds of that and they'll all be gone lol

[Cheezoholic]

29. Ha! n/t

[ShazamIam]

20. Great list, as none of those items should be considered partisan.

[mountain grammy]

21. Add investigations into Clarence Thomas and

Brett Kavanaugh and I'm in.

Yes, we can dream.

[Silent3]

22. Good list of demands, but only if the compromise speaker is a non-McCarthy moderate Republican

Preferably not a current House member, but a retired non-MAGA Republican.

[Sogo]

23. 10. Codify Roe.

[niyad]

26. GMTA

[fierywoman]

24. I support this dream.

[niyad]

25. Codify Roe.

[JHB]

27. Charlie Brown dreams about kicking that football, too.

Unless you can clarify what leverage we'll have to twist and break his arms and other things if he renegs, I think we'll have a better shot at wishing for Spider-Man powers.

[TexasTowelie]

30. Insist on no investigation of Hunter Biden or his laptop. nt

[SunSeeker]

31. There will be no ACA repeal regardless.

It would never pass the Senate.

And Biden would never sign that shit.

[Texin]

32. Amen.

[Iggo]

33. He would have to become a Democrat and bring five other republicans with him.

Yeah, me neither.

[Lasher]

34. A good wish list.

But I predict Democrats will approach a GOP moderate, to offer their support in the vote for Speaker. I don’t know who this person will be, but it won’t be McCarthy. After all, this same scenario just played out in the election of Speaker of the Ohio state legislature.

None of us knows what will happen next but this is my guess.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

35. McCarthy must "shut the government down rather than raise the debt ceiling" to win Freedom Caucus

Link to tweet

[FakeNoose]

37. Great suggestions but these are things Hakeem could do if he were Speaker

So why not tell McCarthy "No deals, loser."

Actually if McCarthy ever actually agreed to any of these on your list, he'd lose so many Repuke votes that he couldn't win anyway. He's toast either way.

[panader0]

39. Compromise would be harmful to McCarthy and Jeffries.

Fuck 'em--let 'em sort it out alone.

[relayerbob]

40. Except #4

They already know at least some of the insurrectionists. Send them packing, and investigate for ones who were more hidden.

[KS Toronado]

41. If Kevin agreed to your dream list, he'd come back later with this....

After he was Speaker

[TigressDem]

42. I like the PUT THE SENATE in charge until they can get a vote....

And THE SENATE appoints an interim Speaker, Hakeem Jeffries, obvi because he has consistently gotten more votes.

AND once the House Votes, SENATE must approve their choice.


Then Jeffries could get that done himself while the House flounders around.

He could make sure they get paid, so they wouldn't care. BUT the fine print would read that any of them found guilty of insurrection, would have to pay back said wages as they would be de-facto disqualified per Amendment 14 Section 3.