• @Invertedouroboros
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    171 year ago

    If McCarthy survives with democrats help than I think it solidifies the idea of an intraparty split between what used to be called establishment republicans and the hard right. For my part I think the republican party is causing real and actual harm to the nation and to the world at large. If this breaks their coalition and gets them to fight amongst themselves then great. Aside from that I don’t really care all that much.

    • Brkdncr
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      11 year ago

      It would only take a few republicans to give the gavel to the dems and end this shitshow. Why should the dems concede here at all?

      • BraveSirZaphod
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        11 year ago

        Because the existence of those few Republicans is not particularly likely, and those Representatives would be commiting political suicide by doing so.

        • @Invertedouroboros
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          11 year ago

          Plus, would the rule remain that it only takes one house member to initiate a vote to expel the speaker? If so then that’s all they’d be doing. I mean I’d say fuck it, if yall can swing it give a shot, I just think that dems fucking with the republicans heads by backing McCarthy is more likely.