Momentum builds to oust Johnson from House speakership

[brooklynite]

Source: Washington Post

Two far-right members are now threatening to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson just as the embattled Republican leader has introduced a complex plan intended to fund key foreign allies during wartime.

Johnson (La.) introduced a four-part proposal Monday night to decouple aid for Israel, which faced a barrage of missiles and drone threats from Iran over the weekend, and help for Ukraine in its fight against Russia, along with two other measures. But his right flank is also vowing to sink a procedural vote allowing any of the measures to be considered on the floor.

During a weekly Republican meeting Tuesday morning, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) stood up and called on Johnson to resign after Massie signed on to Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s plan to depose him, known as a motion to vacate.

That means that if Democrats choose not to rescue Johnson, Republicans would need just a simple majority to oust their second speaker in six months, causing the House to descend further into chaos during an election year when their slender grasp on the majority is at stake.


Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/16/mike-johnson-house-speaker-ukraine-israel-greene-massie/

[Ocelot II]

1. They'll just get somebody worse. Johnson is a tough act to follow, but

maybe Marge will get the job.

[Mister Ed]

2. They're deliberately, consciously doing Putin's work. n/t

[Ray Bruns]

3. I'm dying to see how this plays out. Will Johnson work with Democrats?

Or will he sink his career.

https://m.

[BOSSHOG]

4. Doing what Putin and his fool trump want them to do

“Far Right” translation. Members have no use for liberty or Justice or freedom or the rule of law or science or common sense or any education, or the wisdom to make congress work. Known for making loud noises and a slovenly appearance.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Good. Standing for nothing but lies and cowering in prayer in the corner isn't leadership

"Strength through dithering, without compromise."

[Marthe48]

6. Way to get nothing done

n/t

[stopdiggin]

7. where do they GO from here .. ?

(meaning who?) From dishwater mama's boy .. to what?

If they depose Johnson .. I don't think they have another move.

[magicarpet]

8. Clearly exposing their inability to govern.

Up and down the ballot vote blue. Let them know their ways of doing politics is badly in need of major reform. Their current formula is unworkable and dysfunctional. And so is our government because of them.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

16. Government doesn't work. Elect us and we'll prove it - the GOP.

[magicarpet]

18. Yes .. exactly... The GOPee,...

It is broken....

We did it...

Only the Mango Menace can fix it.

[jgmiller]

9. One more push from Putin to stop the Ukraine bill

I think at this point Johnson knows the only way to save his bacon is with Dem help. Who knows even though he's a religious nut he might actually not like Putin.

[hlthe2b]

11. Ukrainian aid is too damned important so if Dems decide to "save him," so be it.

[honest.abe]

10. Dems will save him.

[Gore1FL]

12. All he needs to do is work with the Democrats to get Ukraine funding through. nt

[maxsolomon]

13. Massie is a piece of work.

My HS friends living in his district loathe his Gun Nut ass.

[brooklynite]

14. " Johnson: I'm not resigning"

Speaker Mike Johnson took the extraordinary step this morning of publicly announcing that he was “not resigning” after a second conservative GOP hardliner called for his ouster in a closed House Republican Conference meeting.

https://punchbowl.news/?p=54583

[keithbvadu2]

15. Moscow Marge had her hands on the gavel. She wants it.

[jvill]

17. Full pressure should be applied the NY GOPpers in blue districts to switch to Indie...

… and caucus with Dems. Otherwise crush them into dust in the next elections. Help save us all now, or get career obliterated in Nov.

[Warpy]

19. He's holding up too much stuff both parties want

For instance, the Republicans know this is the best deal they're ever going to get on the border, long on law'n'order and short on humanitarian funding. Johnson won't let it through because TFG doesn't want Biden to get a "win."

That game playing half wit has got to go. Yeah, both of them.