TOP CONSERVATIVE BLOG: Fire John Boehner

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RedState, the top conservative blog run by Republican activist Erick Erickson, ramped up its criticism of House Speaker John Boehner today, with a blog post that calls for Republican House members to take radical measures to strip Boehner of his speakership.

Here's the headline that was leading the site this afternoon:






At issue is Boehner's decision to strip three conservative members of their positions on the House Budget and Banking Committees, as well as his initial fiscal cliff offer, which proposes raising revenue by $800 billion. The Speaker's actions this week were a one-two punch for movement conservatives, sparking a major outcry from the GOP's conservative base, which was already reeling from the party's election losses. RedState has taken the lead in criticizing the Republican leadership. In the post today, conservative activist Ned Ryun, the founder of American Majority, calls for Republicans to take drastic steps to oust Boehner.

Ryun writes:

Everyone thinks it’s a fairytale, but the Conservative Movement is capable of firing Boehner with just 16 votes.

The House rules demand that a Speaker receive a majority—218 votes—to be elected speaker. If no nominee for speaker receives 218, the House remains speakerless—as it did during parts of the Civil War.

If 16 House Republicans were to abstain from voting for Speaker, Boehner would only receive 217 votes.

Once we depose Boehner and cause a firestorm, the Republican caucus will get the memo: Pick someone else! These 16 Republicans only need to hold out until the caucus chooses a new leader.


http://www.redstate.com/nedryun/2012/12/05/fire-boehner-we-only-need-16-votes-to-depose-boehner/

http://www.businessinsider.com/fire-boehner-redstate-republicans-2012-12

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1. that would be interesting, but i have to say i like boehner as speaker

well of course i would much prefer pelosi and a strong liberal majority, but given that we have to have a republican majority in the house, i very much like having that hapless and inept crybaby as the leader of the republicans.

[lastlib]

3. OTOH, having them publicly demonstrate an inability to choose a Speaker....

...would send a pretty powerful message about their ability to govern.....GO, Tea Party!

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[Barack_America]

2. Yeah, you guys focus on that.

While we raise taxes for the rich.

[1StrongBlackMan]

4. So, Redstate's solution ...

The House rules demand that a Speaker receive a majority—218 votes—to be elected speaker. If no nominee for speaker receives 218, the House remains speakerless—as it did during parts of the Civil War.

Is for the House to have a Minority Leader and no Majority Leader? Uhmmm, Erick ... who will negotiate this "fiscal cliff/debt ceiling" thing, in the short run, and introduce legislation, and ... you know ... conduct the House's business, over the next two years? Yeah, that'll go over well with the electorate!

I think these teaparty nuts are really deep, deep, deep-cover Democratic operatives, working to ensure Democratic rule in all three branches of government.

BTW, who will introduce President Obama for the SOTU Address?