When the Republicans finally get around to selecting a new speaker, maybe the winner should take the oath of office using a copy of The Lord of The Flies instead of the Bible. Seems to me a book about squabbling children would be most appropriate. #uspolitics
@Jgmeadows It really needs to be emphasized that the #Speaker is elected by the whole house, not just the majority party.
Folks misunderstanding that is a large reason why we're in this mess in the first place.
@volkris I’m referring to the infighting of the GOP.
@Jgmeadows I know you are, but that's not really the story here, and that's my point.
The GOP is largely unified. 90% of the members are on the same page, as evidenced by the voting roles and their ease of selecting a majority leader.
The problem is that electing a Speaker isn't up to the GOP. It's up to the entire House. So if you're focusing on GOP infighting when talking about electing the speaker, you might as well be talking about your infighting with the guys at the bar.
It's really not core to the process, and focusing on it lets other officials off the hook for their responsibility to get it done.
Every single member of the house needs to be held responsible for their votes that shut down the House and keep it closed for legislative business.
@Jgmeadows I'm emphatically saying we should blame every representative for how they DO vote, not how they don't.
Democrats voted to shut down the House setting the stage for Jim Jordan to become the leading contender for Speaker.
If you really want to focus on Jordan for some reason, well, keep in mind that Democrats basically voted to support him.
It's cold comfort that Democrats later chose to vote in a way to keep the legislature shut down rather than for him to take the gavel, but it's a situation they set up with the votes they actually made.
Let me know when you criticize Republicans for not voting for Hakeem Jeffries as speaker.
@EFreethought @volkris I wouldn’t expect them to. When was the last time either party voted for a candidate from the other side when they had a majority?
My comment was meant for the other guy who wrote that Dems put us in this position. GOP is in majority, so it is up to them to run the House, not run it into the ground.
@EFreethought Thanks for clarifying.
@volkris Sorry, I'm not going to blame the Democrats for not voting for an election denier.