Rep. Patrick McHenry is now the acting Speaker of the House.

  • @Brainsploosh
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    11 year ago

    Both of those politicians are duly elected representatives, of the same party.

    A) If the people wouldn’t want to be represented by a soulless, friendless husk or a notorious sex pervert, they wouldn’t have voted for them. Obviously a lot of people see that as an appropriate representation of their values and world view.

    B) Them sabotaging eachother is actually democracy at work, representing their constituents will in the governing of the collective resources and issues that face the nation. Otherwise, they would be impeached or at least not re-elected.

    This is the government the Republican voters want and continue to vote for.

    It just happens to be hilarious as it plays out like a farce, we’re only a few poop jokes away from getting cultural grants.

    • @Illuminostro
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      31 year ago

      Republican voters want The Jerry Springer Show, Gubmint Style. And they got it. Thanks, assholes.

    • @[email protected]
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      11 year ago

      The House is such an interesting part of our Democracy; it’s where local issues collide with national interests. While Just under 200k voters isn’t a small number of people, it seems like a tough argument to suggest that this small smidgen of Florida represents the will of ‘the people’. However, what it ought to do is underscore the importance, nationwide, of participating in the electoral process.

      I think the extent to which that will happen largely depends on how the rest of this process plays out, but for the time being, I’m content to sit back and laugh at the absolute shitshow as it develops.