Knocking off Speaker candidates is easy, but electing one is impossible so far.

House Republicans haven’t been terribly successful at many things this year. They struggled to keep the government open and to keep the United States from defaulting on its debt. They’ve even struggled at times on basic votes to keep the chamber functioning. But they have been very good at one thing: regicide.

On Friday, Republicans dethroned Jim Jordan as their designated Speaker, making him the third party leader to be ousted this month. First, there was Kevin McCarthy, who required 15 different ballots to even be elected Speaker and was removed from office by a right-wing rebellion at the beginning of October. Then, after a majority of Republicans voted to make McCarthy’s No. 2, Steve Scalise, his successor, a number of Republicans announced that they, too, would torpedo his candidacy and back Jordan instead. Finally, once Republicans finally turned to Jordan as their candidate, the largest rebellion yet blocked him from becoming Speaker. After losing three successive votes on the floor, the firebrand lost an internal vote to keep his position as Speaker designate on Friday.

  • tygerprints
    0•1 year ago

    Perhaps you missed this part; “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Which cannot happen without implicit freedom from prosecution. And anyone who would WISH to live in a world where these rights aren’t guaranteed and upheld, is a very mentally ill and sick person indeed. And that’s inarguable.

      • tygerprints
        1•1 year ago

        Ohhh aren’t you all scary with your four letter words and inability to understand the Constitution. Pathetic wimp is what you truly are. You know where you can shove your opinions because that’s exactly how much they are worth to me.

          • tygerprints
            0•1 year ago

            Because (and I realize this is difficult for your neanderthal mind to comprehend) I’m NOT wrong, and I will double down on that every time. And because it makes me glad to know I get under the skin of people like you, so I’ll always reinvest in the needles I need to do so. I already know what your response is going to be, word for word.

              • tygerprints
                1•1 year ago

                Show me where I’m obligated to do your research for you. Maybe you’re not smart enough to see what the Constitution says. At any rate, I consider you an ignorant moron and a great example of what is truly wrong with this god damn country today. I will not respond to or read any further replies.