McCarthy threatens motion to oust Pelosi if she moves forward with impeachment

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: The Hill

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Wednesday threatened to introduce a motion to oust Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) if she attempts to impeach President Trump or Attorney General William Barr as a delay tactic to prevent the Senate from confirming Trump's Supreme Court nominee.

Some have pushed for Pelosi to impeach Barr or Trump, for a second time, as a stall tactic to keep empty the seat vacated by late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg until after the presidential election. Appearing Sunday on ABC's "This Week," Pelosi said, "We have our options. We have arrows in our quiver that I'm not about to discuss right now."

McCarthy blasted the comments and said he believes the president is correct in moving forward with a nomination ahead of the election.

"The president is supposed to move forward and they will. The Senate is supposed to take the action and they will - it's their constitutional right and they are following through," he told reporters at a press briefing on Wednesday.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mccarthy-threatens-motion-to-oust-pelosi-if-she-moves-forward-with-impeachment/ar-BB19lIEZ?li=BBnbcA1&ocid=DELLDHP

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Lots of luck McCarthy. You need to step out of your bubble and quit sniffing your own farts.

[no_hypocrisy]

1. He's going to make the motion regardless and

will threaten Pelosi indefinitely. She’s got to do what she has to do.

[DownriverDem]

41. Trying to look good

repubs have the power and sadly will put a new justice in place. We were all warned. Vote!

[reggaehead]

44. No he won't

He doesn't even have half of his own party supporting this. #Impeach Barr

[moose65]

2. Interesting phrasing that he used...

Saying it's the Senators' "constitutional right" to follow through with the confirmation. Shouldn't that be their "constitutional duty"? And they sure as hell shirked that duty when Obama nominated Garland to the court.

[maxsolomon]

36. they SHALL provide advice and consent.

it sure was their duty in 2016, but they shirked it.

now they don't feel like shirking. who knows why? oh well, consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds I guess!

[vsrazdem]

3. it's their constitutional right and they are following through, - he forgot to add "but only

when a republican is in office.

[Miguelito Loveless]

4. Sure, please proceed

One side has the votes, the other doesn't. We can impeach Trump every day, from now until Election Day, just based on the crimes he committed in 2017.

[lastlib]

35. ...with self-fornication.

With a pitchfork. An old rusty, manure-encrusted, virus- and tetanus-infected pitchfork. Sideways. Twice.

There, finished it for ya!

[DownriverDem]

42. Yep

If only more voters knew how our government works. We sure are learning now.

[rickyhall]

5. Just another McCarthy. Trumpkisser Kevin.

[oldsoftie]

6. Well, he can make a motion for ANYTHING. Waste of the people's time. nt

[pandr32]

7. I agree with your last line

[Botany]

8. Fuck you Kevin

“There’s two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump,” McCarthy (R-Calif.) said, according to a recording of the June 15, 2016, exchange, which was listened to and verified by The Washington Post. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher is a Californian Republican known in Congress as a fervent defender of Putin and Russia.

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) immediately interjected, stopping the conversation from further exploring McCarthy’s assertion, and swore the Republicans present to secrecy.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/house-majority-leader-to-colleagues-in-2016-i-think-putin-pays-trump/2017/05/17/515f6f8a-3aff-11e7-8854-21f359183e8c_story.html

[Dsteven2020]

43. Kevin McTrump

Yes, he too was instructed to shut up about the putin purchase and fall in line with the likes of the CrustyUglywifeCruz, MoscowMitch, Garbage2FacedGraham and others RagDolls....

[George II]

9. Bring it on, little man. As Pelosi's daughter said, figuratively:

"She can cut of your head and you won't even know you're bleeding!"

[paleotn]

10. Last I checked, dumbass....

you have no control of anything. In fact, Dems should treat Rethugs in kind. Just like when McJackass held the speaker's gavel.

[onenote]

11. Pelosi should respond with a motion to expel McCarthy

It can’t pass because it takes 2/3 vote. But McCarthy’s motion would fail too and if the Democrats stayed united they might get more votes to expel McCarthy than McCarthy will get to oust Pelosi

[onenote]

13. Even better - move to censure McCarthy

Only requires a simple majority. In fact move to censure the entire Repub caucus.

If McCarthy wants to pull a stunt let’s show him how it’s done.

[not_the_one]

14. It is always lovely to see a republican "hoisted by their own petard"...

and Nancy can sure as hell do it.

[beachbumbob]

12. laughable attempt for headlines

[ArizonaLib]

15. Anything but the peoples' business

I wonder if his grade school allowed him to keep his dunce cap.

[Sneederbunk]

16. A minority does not oust anybody.

[colsohlibgal]

17. He Can Go To Hell

Let him try that. Nancy has the votes and the brains over this modern day troglodyte.

No more playing nice with these Neo Nazis. If we do win all 3 branches we will not be playing softball anymore the gauntlet has been thrown down. Everything should be on he table.

[BlueWavePsych]

18. Go Pelosi!

[bucolic_frolic]

19. Thanks, Kev.

At least you told us what will work.

[gibraltar72]

20. Oh Noes.

[yaesu]

21. the fascists can't do shit, smoke and mirrors. nt

[npk]

22. Yeah good luck with that.

Pelosi will do what is right and there is nothing McCarthy can do about it.

[sinkingfeeling]

23. Question: if the Senate is 'supposed to take action', why

didn't they do so in 2016?

[LudwigPastorius]

24. You are powerless to stop the Speaker, Kevin.

So, you can take that proposed motion, crumple it into a tight ball, and stick it straight up your ass.

[Qutzupalotl]

25. There is plenty of impeachable conduct to choose from.

Trump, DeJoy, Pompeo, Barr...

We are duty-bound to impeach, despite what McCarthy thinks we’re doing.

[Illumination]

34. Yes. The impeachable conduct is off the charts on the Republican side. McCarthy is showing

his fear!...

[ancianita]

26. Censure him. Every damn time he opens his mouth against the Speaker.

[kacekwl]

27. Shove it McCarthy.

Loser.

[BlueNProud]

28. McCarthy makes Ryan and Boehner look Churchillian

Each successive wave of GOP leadership gets more ridiculous. One of the things we have going for us is how mediocre and dumb these people are.

[dixiechiken1]

29. LOL Eat dicks, Kevin.

[NBachers]

30. Go back to your opium pipe, Kevvy.

[rurallib]

31. makes me think of Donald Duck in one of his rages

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

32. Why do I think that the House Minority Leader would have zero authority

or ability to remove the House Majority Leader?

[Marcuse]

33. "and your mother smells of elderberries!"

[concretebluetwo]

38. I'm not usually one to be the quote police...

But many, Many, MANY hours of watching Monty Python as a youth with my younger brother and with my friends from high school rendered me a bit of a Python quote snob.
The original line: "Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries!"
And what always made me laugh while I was still out of breath: "..Now go away, or I shall taunt you a second time!"

[Marcuse]

40. Ha!

[roamer65]

37. Kevin who?

[DFW]

39. "The Senate is supposed to take the action and they will"

Was he singing the same tune after Garland was nominated?

I didn't think so.

[Boogiemack]

45. So what?

Let's roll!!

A democracy worth having is worth fighting for.