This Republican Congressman Doesn’t Know How Many People Are in Congress
As Congress prepares to head home for the August recess, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) is facing yet another challenge to his speakership. This time, it comes in the form of a resolution, offered by Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC), that seeks to oust Boehner using a rare procedural move that hasn’t been attempted for a hundred years:
Until now, the North Carolina Republican had taken small steps to undermine Boehner — he voted against procedural motions and against Boehner for speaker. Now he’s declared all-out war, and he could quickly find out how many people are willing to back him up.
Meadows, however, didn’t go as far as he could have. A motion to vacate the chair — last attempted roughly a century ago — is typically considered a privileged resolution. In that format, the House would hold a vote within two legislative days. Meadows, however, chose not to offer it in that form, which he said was a sign that he wanted a discussion.
Sure, I know I start most of my discussions with “You go now!” It’s an ice-breaker. When this is over, Boehner will surely remember that Meadows only kicked him in one ball.
According to Politico, nobody thinks there are enough votes to oust Boehner, but sources familiar with the deliberations are unable to explain why I should give a shit. What I do find fascinating is…READ MORE
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By: Tommy Christopher
Tommy Christopher is The Daily Banter's White House Correspondent and Political Analyst. He's been a political reporter and liberal commentator since 2007, and has covered the White House since the beginning of the Obama administration, first for PoliticsDaily, and then for Mediaite. Christopher is a frequent guest on a variety of television, radio, and online programs, and was the villain in the documentaries The Audacity of Democracy and Hating Breitbart. He's also That Guy Who Live-Tweeted His Own Heart Attack, and the only person to have ever received public apologies from both Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.
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amersham46 July 29th, 2015 at 17:05
He is depending upon the “Druid Power Bloc ” ,,,,,, oops no Druids in Congress , sorry ,, I guess he is on his own
bpollen July 30th, 2015 at 03:09
Nobody in Congress is Druish…
Jimmy Fleck July 29th, 2015 at 17:31
This is a non story. He simply used the number of Representatives in the House but named it as Congress – which is rather common language as noted in the story. Seems pretty picky. Why didn’t the author list out the names of the other 73 politicians that used this same language since 1996?
tracey marie July 29th, 2015 at 18:24
sure, a teabagger without a clue always has it’s own to defend it.
The Original Just Me July 29th, 2015 at 21:09
I would say Right on , but I would rather say you are correct. That way there is no name calling like RIGHT.
Tommie July 29th, 2015 at 23:00
OOOPS!!!
rg9rts July 30th, 2015 at 06:52
Really I can’t believe it’s true…