McCarthy probably told himself that it was worth any compromise to get his office, that once in power he could undo some of the promises he made. I think he’s going to find that rather difficult. #politics #uspol #uspolitics #speaker
Normally the way it works is that the compromise would be drafted and agreed to in a document that would be the basis of the rules committee.
It's more or less what was agreed to by the entire chamber, and it would require the entire chamber to agree to changes later on.
So it's not really up to McCarthy personally. It's more complicated than that.
@volkris @doctorcdf Kevin agreed to appoint several of the far-right holdouts to the Rules Committee. This country is in for a rough 2 yrs. I’m praying peace and democracy prevails over violence and white nationalism.
Yep, and I just really want to keep beating the drum that Congressional Democrats have an enormous amount of blame for this situation.
They chose to vote in a way that empowered the fringe group to demand these rules changes that will end up blowing back on Democrats instead of using the fringe group as a bargaining chip to get Democrat priorities recognized in legislation.
The Democrats really really screwed this up, and we need to constantly remind them of it as this session works out.
Every time a far-right congressperson blocks a Democratic motion we need to yell at the Democrats for effectively putting that person in power in the first place. And we need to have these people voted out.
@volkris @doctorcdf So Democrats should have voted for the guy that has spent two years supporting white supremacy, obstructed Justice, kissed the ring of a wannabe dictator, lied about the #insurrection, etc? Kevin donated to their campaigns. No. You can’t blame Democrats for Republicans embrace of fascism and Kevin’s willingness to destroy the country for the gavel.
Firstly, maybe they should have if the alternative was to put Republican hardliners into gatekeeper positions. Because that's the choice they made. And now they will be shut down immediately because they forced Republicans to embrace those hardliners in the rules if the House was to actually open.
They could have used those hardliners as a shared enemy to get Democratic priorities included in legislation, but they went the other way, ensuring that Democratic priorities will not be included in legislation.
Secondly, no, they didn't have to vote for anybody, a few Democrats answering present instead of voting would have allowed the better outcome to happen.
For the Democrats to choose this outcome with roadblocks to their legislative priorities over engaging with someone who's personally distasteful is cutting off the nose to spite the face, giving up on legislative priorities because they don't like the guy they would have to deal with to get things done.
@volkris @doctorcdf No. Again, you’re not blaming Democrats for Kevin McCarthy’s decision to sellout Americans for power. #KevinMcCarthy never approached #Democrats, but he was willing to negotiate with white suprematists and #insurrectionists for the gavel. This is all #Republicans. #Speaker #SpeakerOfTheHouse #GOP
The vote would have been 200 to 20 against those fringe members until the Democrats chose to vote alongside them, giving them room to make demands in exchange for reopening Congress.
200 to 20 against those people.
Until the Democrats actively intervened to prevent that outcome and save them.
No, Republicans gained control of the House because of the outcome of elections throughout the country.
But Democrats have now found themselves with rules stacked solidly against them because they chose to refuse the 200 to 20 vote against fringe Republicans over and over.
It was their vote, they could have used it however they wanted, and they chose to vote with these Republican hardliners for some reason. And the result is that thanks to their vote the hardliners are now empowered instead of rebuked.
I actually do say that is their fault. Because it was their vote and they voted the way they did.
@volkris @doctorcdf Your argument is exactly why #Republicans gained control of the house and we’re in this mess. Republicans are never responsible for their own actions or their own party. It’s the Democrats, right?