“Gallagher’s departure will leave House Republicans with 217 seats in the chamber, compared to Democrats’ 213. The GOP has already struggled to pass any legislation, and Gallagher’s resignation means the GOP now has just a one-vote majority. “
A couple more of these and the second coup might just be thwarted. The “Freedom” Caucus is planning for maximum disruption come January if Biden wins in November and the Supreme “Court” has chosen their side.
After mtgs act. It could be several more.
This truly is election year with all the special elections we’ve had to have.
Edit: I’ve learned this seat will not be a special election and will remain vacated. But I do stand by special elections being a lot this year.
Majority of one effectively means Democrats control the House. Not in terms of the floor calendar and committee and all the actual legal power. But they can get literally anything out of Mike Johnson that they want with the threat of supporting a motion to vacate that would only require a single Republican member to move and vote for.
Interesting twist here on “retirement as a protest vote”. Sticking it to their colleagues for being such sh*tbrains and derailing the party. There must be a lot of frustration, zero legislative gains by the least productive Republican-controlled House in history.
Didn’t Buck say that a few others will probably leave before the term ends? I’m probably convinced the Democrats will probably get a majority before the election or Democrats might be able to pull a Jefferies speakership if the GOP can’t get it together
If Dems take the majority, first thing they should do is vote to remove Trump off the Ballot. End Game that shit.
It’s only March and the GOP is tanking hard. I love 2024.
Can someone explain how 217 to 213 leaves the repubs with a one seat majority?
With Greene trying to oust Johnson, I can see more resigning just so they don’t have to go through countless rounds of speaker votes again.
Omg one more please 🥺
Today’s GOP, circular firing squad as a platform.
Republican politics: Burn it all down!
Republicans: Wait! Not like this!
Rats. Sinking ship
Secret patriots
Ya love to see it.
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I want to thank the people who have clearly explained the meaning of the term “one vote majority.” Can we agree, though, that it is a stupid and misleading description of having four more voters than your opponent?
I’ll laugh my keister off if we get enough Republicans to leave the House at the same time MTG ousts Mike Johnson, and we end up with Speaker Hakeem Jeffries finishing the term.
This Congress has passed the least legislation ever, so what’s the difference?
It would be funny… IF THEY ALL WEREN’T JEOPARDIZING THE GODDAMN DEMOCRACY! It’s not a game, instead of quit, just flip, and get the non-fascists some extra votes.
Rats jumping ship!!!
Love to see these republiclowns melting
Seems like a coordinated effort the the aforementioned max chaos. Turns out some politicians do have a breaking point. Tells you how fucked we really are.
The well-meaning Republicans are quitting, leaving the Trumpy, self-serving clowns behind.
He’s the Smartest rat of them all. Just knew the right time to jump ship.
Is there any chance in the world that 3 Republicans cross over to elect Jeffries as Speaker in order to end this cycle of insanity?
And since the date in April is too late for special session per state law, new vote will happen in November. Classy chess move!
So how do they get to 218 if there are only 217 votes?
Good thing the RNC has all that money for their down-ballot candidates. It would be political suicide to prioritize funding a billionaire who’s lost elections in 2018, 2020, and 2022 for them instead.
Go out and vote! Please don’t stay home this time!
Let them fight
How does Wisconsin replace a US House Representative between elections? Appointment by Governor? (Gov. Evers is a Democrat.) Special Election? What maps does Wisconsin use for a Special Election, the old gerrymandered map or new maps?
Buy some CAG on Nasdaq and pop some Orville Redenbacher’s.
may it inspire dozens more GOP critters.
Oh thoughts and prayers for the GOP
We are watching the self-destruction of the Republican Party happen in real-time.
Only 2 to go!
The leopards are feeding…
.
So horrible that Republicans burn out on being evil all the time. How long will they let MAGA rule them?
Yahoo
I don’t think they’re trying to cause chaos. The GOP House members that are quitting are doing so out of conscience (I know, seems strange to think any Republican has one).
These are older, senior members of the GOP who’ve simply had a gut full of the un-American corruption of the MAGA wing of the party.
Gaetz is a paedophile, Gym Jordan is absolutely cool with the sexual abuse of minors and even works to support it, MTG is some kind of crazed troll, the list goes on.
All of them are deep in the pockets of the Kremlin.
Their poster boy is a rapist with 91 felony counts and half a billion dollars of pending legal debt.
They’re the antithesis of everything the old school conservative establishment represented.
Some of the older members of the GOP have simply had enough.
I hope he smashed a watermelon on his way out the door.
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“Gallagher’s departure will leave House Republicans with 217 seats in the chamber, compared to Democrats’ 213. The GOP has already struggled to pass any legislation, and Gallagher’s resignation means the GOP now has just a one-vote majority. “
A couple more of these and the second coup might just be thwarted. The “Freedom” Caucus is planning for maximum disruption come January if Biden wins in November and the Supreme “Court” has chosen their side.
After mtgs act. It could be several more.
This truly is election year with all the special elections we’ve had to have.
Edit: I’ve learned this seat will not be a special election and will remain vacated. But I do stand by special elections being a lot this year.
Majority of one effectively means Democrats control the House. Not in terms of the floor calendar and committee and all the actual legal power. But they can get literally anything out of Mike Johnson that they want with the threat of supporting a motion to vacate that would only require a single Republican member to move and vote for.
Interesting twist here on “retirement as a protest vote”. Sticking it to their colleagues for being such sh*tbrains and derailing the party. There must be a lot of frustration, zero legislative gains by the least productive Republican-controlled House in history.
Didn’t Buck say that a few others will probably leave before the term ends? I’m probably convinced the Democrats will probably get a majority before the election or Democrats might be able to pull a Jefferies speakership if the GOP can’t get it together
If Dems take the majority, first thing they should do is vote to remove Trump off the Ballot. End Game that shit.
It’s only March and the GOP is tanking hard. I love 2024.
Can someone explain how 217 to 213 leaves the repubs with a one seat majority?
With Greene trying to oust Johnson, I can see more resigning just so they don’t have to go through countless rounds of speaker votes again.
Omg one more please 🥺
Today’s GOP, circular firing squad as a platform.
Republican politics: Burn it all down!
Republicans: Wait! Not like this!
Rats. Sinking ship
Secret patriots
Ya love to see it.
[deleted]
I want to thank the people who have clearly explained the meaning of the term “one vote majority.” Can we agree, though, that it is a stupid and misleading description of having four more voters than your opponent?
I’ll laugh my keister off if we get enough Republicans to leave the House at the same time MTG ousts Mike Johnson, and we end up with Speaker Hakeem Jeffries finishing the term.
This Congress has passed the least legislation ever, so what’s the difference?
It would be funny… IF THEY ALL WEREN’T JEOPARDIZING THE GODDAMN DEMOCRACY! It’s not a game, instead of quit, just flip, and get the non-fascists some extra votes.
Rats jumping ship!!!
Love to see these republiclowns melting
Seems like a coordinated effort the the aforementioned max chaos. Turns out some politicians do have a breaking point. Tells you how fucked we really are.
The well-meaning Republicans are quitting, leaving the Trumpy, self-serving clowns behind.
He’s the Smartest rat of them all. Just knew the right time to jump ship.
Is there any chance in the world that 3 Republicans cross over to elect Jeffries as Speaker in order to end this cycle of insanity?
And since the date in April is too late for special session per state law, new vote will happen in November. Classy chess move!
So how do they get to 218 if there are only 217 votes?
Good thing the RNC has all that money for their down-ballot candidates. It would be political suicide to prioritize funding a billionaire who’s lost elections in 2018, 2020, and 2022 for them instead.
Go out and vote! Please don’t stay home this time!
Let them fight
How does Wisconsin replace a US House Representative between elections? Appointment by Governor? (Gov. Evers is a Democrat.) Special Election? What maps does Wisconsin use for a Special Election, the old gerrymandered map or new maps?
Buy some CAG on Nasdaq and pop some Orville Redenbacher’s.
may it inspire dozens more GOP critters.
Oh thoughts and prayers for the GOP
We are watching the self-destruction of the Republican Party happen in real-time.
Only 2 to go!
The leopards are feeding…
.
So horrible that Republicans burn out on being evil all the time. How long will they let MAGA rule them?
Yahoo
I don’t think they’re trying to cause chaos. The GOP House members that are quitting are doing so out of conscience (I know, seems strange to think any Republican has one).
These are older, senior members of the GOP who’ve simply had a gut full of the un-American corruption of the MAGA wing of the party.
Gaetz is a paedophile, Gym Jordan is absolutely cool with the sexual abuse of minors and even works to support it, MTG is some kind of crazed troll, the list goes on.
All of them are deep in the pockets of the Kremlin.
Their poster boy is a rapist with 91 felony counts and half a billion dollars of pending legal debt.
They’re the antithesis of everything the old school conservative establishment represented.
Some of the older members of the GOP have simply had enough.
I hope he smashed a watermelon on his way out the door.
They deserve everything they get