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
(116,478 posts)maybe Marge will get the job.
Mister Ed
(5,982 posts)Ray Bruns
(4,174 posts)Or will he sink his career.
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BOSSHOG
(37,315 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
(43,929 posts)"Strength through dithering, without compromise."
Marthe48
(17,370 posts)n/t
stopdiggin
(11,551 posts)(meaning who?) From dishwater mama's boy .. to what?
If they depose Johnson .. I don't think they have another move.
magicarpet
(14,632 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
(109,162 posts)magicarpet
(14,632 posts)It is broken....
We did it...
Only the Mango Menace can fix it.
jgmiller
(401 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
(102,918 posts)honest.abe
(8,708 posts)Gore1FL
(21,241 posts)maxsolomon
(33,582 posts)My HS friends living in his district loathe his Gun Nut ass.
brooklynite
(95,423 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
(37,453 posts)jvill
(239 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
(111,711 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.