HLMenckenFan@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoFull list of Republicans who voted to oust Kevin McCarthywww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down14
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minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up45·2 years agoPrior to McCarthy, the threshold to hold a vote to remove was 1/2 of one party or the other. McCarthy’s concession to become speaker was to reduce that from 1/2 a party to one, single, member.
minus-squarexantoxis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 years agoHang on, that means McCarthy himself can keep voting to remove Gaetz? This could get even more hilarious.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·2 years agoYes, if the rule isn’t removed, McCarthy (or anyone, really!) could start this all over again.
Prior to McCarthy, the threshold to hold a vote to remove was 1/2 of one party or the other.
McCarthy’s concession to become speaker was to reduce that from 1/2 a party to one, single, member.
Hang on, that means McCarthy himself can keep voting to remove Gaetz? This could get even more hilarious.
Yes, if the rule isn’t removed, McCarthy (or anyone, really!) could start this all over again.