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sarisataka

(18,215 posts)
12. The difference a year makes
Tue Jul 20, 2021, 01:19 PM
Jul 2021

SMH

ETA- the Speaker would still have to be approved by 5he House members. Does anyone really believe they would select Trump for the position? Will the House have a Republican majority soon?

A prudent move. dalton99a Jul 2021 #1
Yup. Keep plugging the holes as best we can. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #18
Good! SheltieLover Jul 2021 #2
seems unconstitutional on its face unblock Jul 2021 #3
the constitution directly gives the house the power to choose its speaker. - But the constitution LiberalArkie Jul 2021 #7
This is a rule, not a law. patphil Jul 2021 #10
doesn't even need to be changed. the house can simply ignore it. it's unenforceable. unblock Jul 2021 #13
I've heard the opinion expressed that Cheeto Benito would never pursue that job seriously EYESORE 9001 Jul 2021 #4
He doesn't care Nasruddin Jul 2021 #11
And he's too stupid to comprehend the amount of work involved. zuul Jul 2021 #28
My husband pointed out that if Trump were to be... 3catwoman3 Jul 2021 #5
Right. Harker Jul 2021 #8
Or "MTBAEMBAERFSA" for short. NurseJackie Jul 2021 #6
This bill is about messaging, it appears to have major constitutional problems. tritsofme Jul 2021 #9
How so? lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #19
The Constitution says: "The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker" tritsofme Jul 2021 #22
They can limit their own rules, though. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #23
The article in the OP discussed a bill, not a House rule change. tritsofme Jul 2021 #25
Yup - either the author of the story in the OP is confused, or the author of the bill is confused. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #26
The difference a year makes sarisataka Jul 2021 #12
The House will have a permanent Reptilian majority if For The People Act and John Lewis Act fail. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #24
It's a rule. They can change it back the GOP wants to appoint Trump. zaj Jul 2021 #14
Good. Hope they get it done. n/t Liberal In Texas Jul 2021 #15
If they won the House wryter2000 Jul 2021 #16
Yes, just a waste of time madville Jul 2021 #21
On the other hand, the possibility of Trump as Speaker DavidDvorkin Jul 2021 #17
There were DUers promoting the idea of Hillary becoming Speaker onenote Jul 2021 #20
There's no way to really do that FBaggins Jul 2021 #27
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