Momentum builds to oust Johnson from House speakership
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 Greenes 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
(115,806 posts)maybe Marge will get the job.
Mister Ed
(5,942 posts)Ray Bruns
(4,110 posts)Or will he sink his career.
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BOSSHOG
(37,090 posts)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
(43,249 posts)"Strength through dithering, without compromise."
Marthe48
(17,005 posts)n/t
stopdiggin
(11,336 posts)(meaning who?) From dishwater mama's boy .. to what?
If they depose Johnson .. I don't think they have another move.
magicarpet
(14,160 posts)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
(108,135 posts)magicarpet
(14,160 posts)It is broken....
We did it...
Only the Mango Menace can fix it.
jgmiller
(395 posts)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
(102,328 posts)honest.abe
(8,680 posts)Gore1FL
(21,146 posts)maxsolomon
(33,360 posts)My HS friends living in his district loathe his Gun Nut ass.
brooklynite
(94,679 posts)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
(36,869 posts)jvill
(218 posts)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
(111,317 posts)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.