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LAS14

(13,783 posts) Thu Jan 5, 2023, 04:33 PM Jan 2023

About this vacating the chair.

I didn't know till last night that the ability to vote on vacating the chair used to be the norm before 2019. What are the arguments about it pro and corn? I'm listening to a GOP guy right now that seems to make a fair amount of sense.

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About this vacating the chair. (Original Post) LAS14 Jan 2023 OP

The pro argument is the principle of ongoing enthusiastic consent, the con argument is RockRaven Jan 2023 #1

It was only used in 1910 until Newt talked about it in 1997. Mark Meadows and the sinkingfeeling Jan 2023 #2

RockRaven

(15,019 posts)

1. The pro argument is the principle of ongoing enthusiastic consent, the con argument is

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Thu Jan 5, 2023, 04:37 PM

Jan 2023

the current clusterfuck -- which will be revisited and replayed at the drop of every hat.

sinkingfeeling

(51,478 posts)

2. It was only used in 1910 until Newt talked about it in 1997. Mark Meadows and the