Most people are unaware that outside lobbyist groups hold the power over the internal dynamic. In addition to internal financial systems, each congressperson is aligned with a lobbyist group that pays for their political election efforts, sort of like a corporate sponsor in a professional sports team. Ultimately the sponsors determine what issues the politician supports. This is the business end of DC politics.
According to Politico, the Congressional Leadership Fund (team McCarthy) has come to an agreement with the Club for Growth Fund (team not McCarthy) and worked out a deal the representatives may be permitted to support. The deal “includes a vote on term limits for members, more seats for Freedom Caucus members on the powerful House Rules Committee and allowing a single member to force a vote on ousting the speaker.” The voting continues today.
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Most people think when they vote for a federal politician -a House or Senate representative- they are voting for a person who will go to Washington DC and write or enact legislation. This is the old-fashioned “schoolhouse rock” perspective based on decades past. There is not a single person in congress writing legislation or laws.
In modern politics not a single member of the House of Representatives or Senator writes a law, or puts pen to paper to write out a legislative construct.
This simply doesn’t happen.
Over the past several decades a system of constructing legislation has taken over Washington DC that more resembles a business operation than a legislative body. Here’s how it works right now.
Outside groups, often called “special interest groups”, are entities that represent their interests in legislative constructs. These groups are often representing foreign governments, Wall Street multinational corporations, banks, financial groups or businesses; or smaller groups of people with a similar connection who come together and form a larger group under an umbrella of interest specific to their affiliation.
Sometimes the groups are social interest groups, activists, climate groups, environmental interests etc. The social interest groups are usually non-profit constructs who depend on the expenditures of government to sustain their cause or need.
The for-profit groups (mostly business) have a purpose in Washington DC to shape policy, legislation and laws favorable to their interests. They have fully staffed offices just like any business would – only their ‘business‘ is getting legislation for their unique interests.
These groups are filled with highly paid lawyers who represent the interests of the entity and actually write laws and legislation briefs.
In the modern era this is actually the origination of the laws that we eventually see passed by congress. Within the walls of these buildings within Washington DC is where the ‘sausage’ is actually made.
Again, no elected official is usually part of this law origination process.
Almost all legislation created is not ‘high profile’, they are obscure changes to current laws, regulations or policies that no-one pays attention to. The passage of the general bills within legislation is not covered in media. Ninety-nine percent of legislative activity happens without anyone outside the system even paying any attention to it.
Once the corporation or representative organizational entity has written the law they want to see passed – they hand it off to the lobbyists.
The lobbyists are people who have deep contacts within the political bodies of the legislative branch, usually former House/Senate staff or former House/Senate politicians themselves.
The lobbyist takes the written brief, the legislative construct, and it’s their job to go to congress and sell it.
“Selling it” means finding politicians who will accept the brief, sponsor their bill and eventually get it to a vote and passage. The lobbyist does this by visiting the politician in their office, or, most currently familiar, by inviting the politician to an event they are hosting. The event is called a junket when it involves travel.
Often the lobbying “event” might be a weekend trip to a ski resort, or a “conference” that takes place at a resort. The actual sales pitch for the bill is usually not too long and the majority of the time is just like a mini vacation etc.
The size of the indulgence within the event, the amount of money the lobbyist is spending, is customarily related to the scale of benefit within the bill the sponsoring business entity is pushing. If the sponsoring business or interest group can gain a lot of financial benefit from the legislation, they spend a lot on the indulgences.
Recap: Corporations (special interest group) write the legislation. Lobbyists take the law and go find politician(s) to support it. Politicians get support from their peers using tenure and status etc. Eventually, if things go according to norm, the legislation gets a vote.
Within every step of the process there are expense account lunches, dinners, trips, venue tickets and a host of other customary financial waypoints to generate/leverage a successful outcome. The amount of money spent is proportional to the benefit derived from the outcome.
The important part to remember is that the origination of the entire process is EXTERNAL to congress.
Congress does not write laws or legislation; special interest groups do. Lobbyists are paid, some very well paid, to get politicians to go along with the need of the legislative group.
When you are voting for a Congressional Rep or a U.S. Senator you are not voting for a person who will write laws. Your rep only votes on legislation to approve or disapprove of constructs that are written by outside groups and sold to them through lobbyists who work for those outside groups.
While all of this is happening the same outside groups who write the laws are providing money for the campaigns of the politicians, they need to pass them. This construct sets up the quid-pro-quo of influence, although much of it is fraught with plausible deniability.
This is the way legislation is created.
If your frame of reference is not established in this basic understanding you can often fall into the trap of viewing a politician, or political vote, through a false prism. The modern origin of all legislative constructs is not within congress.
“we’ll have to pass the bill to, well, find out what is in the bill” etc. ~ Nancy Pelosi 2009
“We rely upon the stupidity of the American voter” ~ Johnathan Gruber 2011, 2012.
Once you understand this process you can understand how politicians get rich.
When a House or Senate member becomes educated on the intent of the legislation, they have attended the sales pitch; and when they find out the likelihood of support for that legislation; they can then position their own (or their families) financial interests to benefit from the consequence of passage. It is a process similar to insider trading on Wall Street, except the trading is based on knowing who will benefit from a legislative passage.
The legislative construct passes from K-Street into the halls of congress through congressional committees. The law originates from the committee to the full House or Senate. Committee seats which vote on these bills are therefore more valuable to the lobbyists. Chairs of these committees are exponentially more valuable.
No legislation provided by outside interests means no work for lobbyists who sell it. No work means no money. No money means no expense accounts. No expenses mean politicians paying for their own indulgences etc.
In the aftermath of President Trump winning the 2016 election, politicians on both sides were not happy – but the issue was actually bigger. No K-Street expenditures also means no personal benefit; and no opportunity to advance financial benefit from the insider trading system.
Without the ability to position personal wealth for benefit, why would a politician stay in office? The income of many long-term politicians on both Republican and Democrat sides of the aisle was completely disrupted by President Trump winning the election. That is one of the key reasons why so many politicians retired immediately thereafter.
When we understand the business of DC, we understand the difference between legislation with a traditional purpose and modern legislation with a financial and political agenda.
Lastly, this is why -when signing legislation- President Trump often said “they’ve been trying to get this through for a long time” etc. Most of the legislation passed by congress and signed by President Trump in his first term was older legislative proposals, with little indulgent value, that were shelved in years past.
Example: Criminal justice reform did not carry a financial benefit to the legislative bodies, and there was no financial interest funding the politicians to pass the bill. If you look at most of the bills President Trump has signed, with the exception of a few economic bills, they stem from congressional construction many years ago.
Clerks getting irritated. I don’t blame them
Why? It’s their JOB.
I used to run meetings. I hated it when the crowd made so much noise that I couldn’t hear motions or discussions. I banged my gavel too.
Not Cheryl Johnson, she’s been pretty smiley the whole time.
Bet they take a break until this evening or call it a day after this one. Methinks the critters are getting restless 🙂
Beer 30
It appears McCarthy and the 90 are losing in ‘the Court of public opinion’, as several (today) ‘twitter polls’ show 90 percent of respondents DO NOT want McCarthy two-heart beats away from the POTUS.
The polls support the 20 hanging tough, and NOT making a ‘compromise’ with the 90.
The Republican (MAGA) base are not being swayed by those condemning the 20 for causing “chaos”.
As Boerbert expressed so well, THIS is what REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY looks like; they are SUPPOSED to DEBATE on important public policy issues, but for years THERE HAS BEEN NO DEBATE, because of the RULES put in place, and the LEADERS that PUT those rules in place.
The Representative from Wyoming made many good points, in his floor speach, as well.
WOULD that we had THIS kind of debate, on $ to Ukraine, Open Border, J6 entrapment, etc. every day.
Boebert said it succinctly and well:
“We’re not making a point. We’re making a change.”
The 90 to the 20;
When are you going to concede you will NEVER have the votes to elect the Speaker?
The 20 to the 90;
When are YOU going to concede you will NEVER have enough votes, for McCarthy?
“Its not the job of ‘the minority’ to get ‘enough votes’ to elect the Speaker.
Its the job of THE MAJORITY, to get enough votes for Speaker.
My very thoughts when I heard the idiot Hannity interviewing Boebert.
“Its the job of THE MAJORITY to get enough votes for Speaker”.
Indeed.
And REEEeeee triggering actions President Trump took position him to mediate negotiations between those who need votes and his Rebel allies who have them.
Plus President Trumps actions make it far more problematic for Democrats to undercut negotiations with Trumps hold out allies.
Obviously Trump knew that 0ne Swamp backup plan was to have Democrats give Kevin their vote so Kevin wouldn’t need to make further concessions to the Rebels.
But Trump complicated the Swamps plan by “supporting” those backing Kevin.
Imagine progressive primary challengers in two years being able to say “OMG this Democrat voted for Drumpfs guy”!!!
Living. Learning. Laughing. And Praying.
4-D chess?
Thank you for posting your comment. I was wondering if there were any polls out anywhere.
I’m not on Twitter.
You can add one more to that poll.
I am not on it, either but heard a repoert on Americas Voice, that numerous different tweeters were polling the same question, and getting consistent 90/10 responce.
I guess the “freeing up” of Twitter, is begining to show; now we see WHY they controlled Social Media, and what kind of effect uncensored social media has?
I hear ya!
… but reality means that anyone on twitter polls are only samplings of the pollsters own followers? The ultimate echo chamber
But what does Hannity think about it?
LOL. I am sure he will tell his dwindling listeners tonight as he talks over his next guest.
Yep, Mark dice called Hannity out on his YouTube channel today.
Tick tock.
Wallbanger?
Just two more weeks.
“Twitter polls”.
😂😂😂😂
Hageman voted McC, probably only in support of Trump. ugh.
McCarthy supported her over Cheney so maybe she feels she needs to vote for him.
Trump is supporting House stalwarts who supported him. They support electing McC.
Examples? Jordan, Stefanik and MTG.
Massie also supports McC’s election.
Supporting McC’s election =/= Believing McC is a great guy.
Its a pragmatic decision based on a cost/benefit analysis of available choices.
Its the same pragmatism that led people to support Cruz over Beto despite knowing Teds a snek.
Dealing with the devil. Never ends well.
Better the Judases hang themselves. All of them.
But if they need assistance, it can be provided.
“Dealing with the Devil. Never ends well”
When ready to shed doom and gloom, please consider reading/rereading the bible.
The Lobbyist and special Interest money discussed by Sundance is used for many more purposes than actual campaigns and elections.
Also, besides the expenditures by the various Political Action and Lobbying Groups there needs to another graphic about the massive growth in personal worth Members of Congress experience.
That wealth manifests itself in the form of fuax book deals as well as bonanza sized gains experienced in the portfolios of those “blind investment trusts”. It would be interesting to see how many times those “blind trusts” actually suffered any major losses as the market moves along its merry way.
It also needs to be clearly stated that Politicians essentially are legally allowed to use their Campaign Money buckets as personal expense accounts. The source of the money is the Special interest and Lobbyist money discussed in Sundance’s article.
As for who writes legislation as well as “sells” it on the Hill as well as to other stakeholders, I wrote and edited allot of stuff for our very brilliant bombshell 10.0 Texas Blond, who was our congressional liaison, to pass on to congressional staffers and/or our DoD Customers to use in their congressional testimony.
This Congress acts as a business organization because it is a business organization. The Dunn and Bradstreet number for the United States Government is 052714196.
The Municipal Congress of the United States does not represent the will of the people; they are the corporate board of directors that represent their for-profit business interests.
The United States in Congress Assembled, the body of deputies elected to serve the interests of the people, has not been in session since 1860.
We need to get the band back together. Now.
The American States Assembly (americanstatenationals.org)
Agreed.
There needs to be a simplified solution, process for citizens to divorce the corporation
I understand tomorrow the house no longer draws a paycheck. Most of them are finally getting what they are worth.
Wow, so PDJT won’t be the only politician that worked “for free”; maybe a trend starting, lol.
Looks like they’ve picked up 3 new ones since yesterday
Never mind.
Just noticed that the list I’m referencing is not completely in alphabetic order.
Darn it!
If I understand the rules correctly, the SOH needs a majority of the votes cast. If so, when you see a CNN camera crew at the capital steps then you will know this is over.
At some time when a vote is about to begin, the dims in unison will stand, up walk out onto the capital steps and make a speech about how they are united and how the republican are broken and dysfunctional. That the republican party has no real core belief and are then unfit to lead this nation.
McCarthy will then only need about 111 votes. That is if I understand the rules correctly.
I nominate Catturd for SOH.
“Catturd” == too politically naive and emotional to be SOH.
Catturd is entertaining on Twitter and the Litter Box, but he’s not cut out for DC.
9 time LOSER Kevin McCarthy.
and counting…and counting…and..and..ad infinitum
Trump has warned that the Dem’s could get Speaker of the House. Check out their minority leader. He’s ten times worse than Pelosi. Brace yourselves because the R’s are famous for dropping the ball. We are in a very dangerous position right now. Dem’s rarely break ranks, while the R’s are fragmented. A house divided can not stand.
Which republicans do you think will vote for Jeffries?
I can think of one,
Crenshaw.
Kingzinger from Illinois is gone. Now the Texans need to get to work to get rid of Crenshaw.
Don Bacon
The one from Nebraska floated the trial balloon of working with the Democrats before the voting even started.
Then McCarthy should withdraw.
The votes have been the same every time. I don’t think you can find 6 Republicans to vote for Hakeem
How about McCarthy withdrawing??? He could “save democracy” and the RINO party just like that. Kevin can keep the house from being divided. Why is the burden being placed on those who oppose him? Your premise is a false choice.
I’m just pointing out the very possible danger we are in. McCarthy might just do that, either way the R’s better find a candidate that can actually get the votes or we are in BIG trouble.
McCarthy will eventually get there, but he has meet the Freedom Caucus demands in writing first
Chamberlain did that once with Hitler.
Relevance?
No compromise ever because Chamberlain once compromised?
For what its woth, this is the reason Zalenskyites give for fighting to the last Ukrainian is dead before ever negotiating with “Putler”.
Rather than continuing to fall for slogans, hopefully people will start making cost/benefit calculations and becoming more realpolitik savvy.
One definition of compromise is: to weaken or undermine. No, you don’t compromise with evil. You defeat it.
No difference from the last two years.
Or … we just go a very long time without a Uniparty Speaker, neither D, nor RINO.
chicken little – fortune favors the bold
A Swamp Contingency Plan =/= Republicans voting for Jeffries to be SOH.
A Swamp Contingency Plan == selected Democrats voting for Kevin to be SOH.
This move would nuke the need to give ANY concessions to the Rebel Holdouts aka the MAGA “terrorists”.
It would also give cover for the Swamp giving Democrats concessions; concessions the Swamp wants to give but would have trouble selling to FOX News watching normies under normal circumstances.
Finally, it gives Democrats the ability to market themselves as willing to cross the aisle and work with reasonable ie non MAGA, Republicans.
This ” lets stop fighting and start working together” messaging appeals to those who believe a return to “nice and normal” is possible; people like those supporting Guv Ron.
President Trump siding with Republicans supporting McC begin mg SOH while giving positive updates on negotiations with the Rebels cleverly undermined this Swamp Contingency Plan.
“WHAT part of NO, doesn’t he understand???”
We just ain’t that INTO you, Kevin! Get OVER it, and MOVE ON.
First you, then Ronna, and Mitch needs to retire, with no Decepticon taking his place.You know the 20 are holding out for Term limits for Congress,…right?
Thats gotta be a choker, that few in Congress want to have to vote for, or against.
They’re holding out for a floor VOTE on “term limits”.
Obviously, if that vote were held it would fail before failing in the Senate or being vetoed by Biden.
What would a VOTE on term limits accomplish? Getting each Representatives current position on the record.
Fwiw, I don’t care one way or the other about this.
“There is no chance a democrat will become speaker.
“That’s a scare tactic by Kevin McCarthy to get people to cave and vote for him.”
This woman interrogator is excellent. Perfect voice tone, and intelligent questions.
I so sick of the “screeching Maria’s” . . .
However there IS a chance that Swamp selected democrats WILL vote to make Kevin the Speaker so the Republican Rebels get NOTHING, including protection against reprisals.
The Republican elites are united.
They are with the Globalists and against America.
Thank God for those who are actually trying to defend us against the Uniparty.
More sand in the political machine, please!
Maybe that would be enough for people to rise up en masse
and finally crush the satanists, or atleast try.
Tell Sundance…. That Trump tweet is not in Truth Social under Trump account or under Liz Conklin account.
So who posted the one with caps
When down his posts in Truth for about 6 days or so.
https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/109635131349663993
https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/109630978268932397
First off Sundance crazy picture of two traitors behind Trump.
Another interesting piece on McCarthy.
He Won’t “Budge an Inch to Conservatives…But We All Know He’ll Fold Like a Cheap Tent to the Democrats” – Catturd on Kevin McCarthy
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/01/yes-even-catturd-supports-20-gop-reps-wont-vote-mccarthy-calling-real-resist-movement/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=PostTopSharingButtons&utm_campaign=websitesharingbuttons via @gatewaypundit
Once again, there is nothing for me to do here. My representative in S.C. has voted for someone other than McCarthy. I have submitted a message to him with my appreciation.
If you have a representative who is voting McCarthy, you owe it to the nation to submit your message to them.
I have three times. He’s voted every time for McCarthy. I’ve also called some of the 20 and thanked them and told them to hold the line.
Celia, I read yesterday that you are in my district represented by Nathaniel Moran. I also have called and left messages encouraging him to reconsider his vote for Mccarthy. I told him my opinion was that he needed to vote for change in Washington rather than to vote to just go along with business as usual.
I have also called some of the 20 and done the same – my congressman and both senators are Dems…told the 20 my hope was in their ability to hold the line for We the People! We should all be calling and thanking the 20 they need our active support.
A serious, genuinely curious question,”Hold the line” for what?
I have several times even the day he was elected. No luck
Good idea to call both when they do wrong thing, *and* when they do the right thing!
Gotta hold that line! Twitter polls are pretty clear as well. But who knows how many of those “No” votes are Ds.
“Twitter polls” =/= Real life.
Daniel, I live in Greenville but called Congressman Norman anyway to share my appreciation. Unfortunately, my district rep, Congressman Timmons, continues to vote McCarthy. I have called his Washington office to share my anger as to why he continues to vote for the loser. I also stated he needed to represent his constituents and this country instead of pacs and lobbyists. And today he, again, votes for the loser. Why do I keep calling? It doesn’t make a difference. Timmons is bought and owned.
Encourage other like-minded people you know to call both sides – thanks going to the 20 and demands and ultimatums delivered to the others.
I did but South Dakota happens to have a very Braindead Rep. Dusty Johnson ….
Agree. Anyone living in District 26 in Texas, please let Michael Burgess know that we want someone like President Trump to be house speaker. Also, let Troy Nehls know that he should never have voted for the omnibus bill and to please stop sending our hard earned $ to Ukraine. Troys # is 346-762-6600
I know someone who wants the job and has experience with the gavel.
“I wanted to be in Mike Pence’s chair.” – Jacob Chansley, Jan.7, 2020
…so capitol police escorted the non-violent DVE to the gavel.
What was Mad Max blabbering about?
She looks a little better! Great laugh!
dan cringeshaw has the floor on FOX right now… has filibustered his way thru 50 arthritis potion commercials and still whining.
you’d think somebody was raiding his Ukraine to Cyprus trade route.
Cringeshaw is desperate. What does he stand to lose?
i know he made the most out of the Republican in the stock market -under NancyPelosi’s House.
For all of us who have championed “Drain the Swamp” ,……
THIS is what ‘Draining the Swamp’ looks and smells like.
The way the rules were, had the effect of preventing the members from the getting access to the cameras; without any debate, with legislation without any debate, amendments, etc. they simply vote.
Only THE LEADERSHIP get access to the Cameras, we have seen representatives, during THIS debate over Speaker, that most of us have never seen or heard, before.
So, in “Bogarting” the Power, the leadership have “Bogarted” the media exposure.
And no electronic voting and same day counting.
“Don’t Bogart that j…. my friend…ha.
They are having a BIG challenge, on NEGOTIATING for a New Speaker.
WHO is the BEST negotiator available, the titular “Leader of his Party”, who wrote “the Art of the Deal”?
I have scoffed at suggestions of PDJT as Speaker, but I gotta say, it makes a lot of sense.
Right now I appreciate PDJT being the Mediator for the job of Speaker.
As you mentioned, he’s “the BEST negotiator available”.
However, while the possibilities of a Speaker Trump ARE definitely amusing, the cost/benefit calculations I’ve made keep me in the ” lets see what happens” and “Let Trump be Trump” ie let him decide camp.
Fwiw, I up voted your comment. You were at 15.
My up vote made that number go to 26.
Hmmmm.
No mystery there, it means that ten people liked it between your last screen refresh and your own click, at which point those like totals were refreshed for you to see all 26 of you.
These Congress creeps should be like race car drivers and wear the colors of whoever is sponsoring them.
Makes it easier on the viewing public.
Mitch would need size XXXXXL suit to fit all his benefactors on the surface.
A Chinese flag would cover 95% of them though.
Same results as before.
Looks like the R’s didn’t do anything useful last nite after they voted to Adjourn.
Just went home and went to bed.
“Looks like”.
” Looks” can be and usually are deceiving.
This is especially true when only a fraction of what there is to see is can be seen by armchair observers.
JUST ‘figured it out’;
McCarthy is wanting to go “into the History books”, and since he can’t get there AS Speaker, he figures he’ll get there by losing the most votes FOR Speaker.
Good one, Dutch!!
This House vote is a prequel to Yellowstone’s John Dutton impeachment trial next Sunday. Someone’s going to be taken to the train station!
Let’s hope it’s Kevin!!! (x2)
Mc is talking tough like he has it in the bag
Not only does Kevin have it in the bag, he also put the bag under his chair in the speakers office.
Looks like they’re one short. Ken Buck never approached the well.
Reported Buck is at a doctor appt.
From Colorado Ken Buck yesterday:
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3798831-gop-rep-ken-buck-says-mccarthy-should-consider-stepping-aside/
McCarthy needs to step aside but now his pride (and promises) won’t let him. This is a good thing, all America can see who is voting SOS and who is standing up against. THIS is why the Uniparty fought so hard to make it impossible for MAGA candidates to win, because they knew they would not be able to control them. GOOD!
Great comment.
Ken Buck has missed 2 or 3 votes.
Is he alive?
Alive – CSpan narrator said he had to leave for a “medical appointment”.
Doesn’t matter how long it takes as the Senate took away their power for 9 months. The Dems are now complaining that the House runs the country day to day.
Tore Maras has a case the Supreme Court is about to (tomorrow) consider taking up, that a third-party candidate without corporate backing should be treated the same as the R and D candidates in the election. If the Court takes it up, it might shine a lot of light on what Sundance explains here.
Tore talks about the case here:
I agree. Political parties are not mentioned in the Constitution. That private entities have special privileges are constructs under legislation. I’ve wondered for a long time how such private entities became so entwined as if they have some right to exert control.
Matt Rosendale’s speech was extremely enlightening.
One upside of this going on and on is that people start watching. People who would otherwise be watching sportsball or Tik Tok cat videos.
How many people who tuned in just to see what the heck is going on just received an education about how Congress has been completely broken for years?
Drag it out to 40 votes, educate the average Joe, wake people up. It is all good.
Love Matt.
Unfortunately when Montana got our second Representative, Zinke got in.
At a Republican function, before the primary, he told me he would be proud to vote for McCarthy as Speaker.
I voted for his primary opponent.
Lol…..at least they are not creating anymore mischief. Then again they can’t correct anything or investigate anything and the Senate is also stymied as well.
If you ask me this is ALL McConnell’s fault given what he did with the Installed One in Kentucky yesterday. That photo-op proved why we need a real conservative as Speaker of the House.
Decades of not using the Debt Ceiling vote to balance the budget is also why we are in this predicament – I like it.
“A real conservative”== ???
Personally, I find political labels to be more about offering voter bait than offering useful information.
Kevin will now be 0 and 10
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/trimming-back-the-speakership/
“Congressman Bob Goode wrote a recent op-ed explaining what is being demanded by those hesitating or refusing to back McCarthy:
We must change how Congress works in order to save our republic.
This includes reforming our rules to only bring legislation to the floor that is supported by a majority of Republicans; have single-issue legislation and a minimum time to review bills before voting on them; allow representatives to offer amendments on the House floor; end the vote-buying practice of earmarks; require recorded votes; allow committee members to elect committee chairmen; and restore accountability for the speaker by reinstating the motion to vacate the chair.
Congressman Matt Rosendale similarly proposed changes to “restore regular order and allow every member the ability to participate in the legislative process… requiring legislation to be available for five full days before a vote, banning earmarks so votes can’t be bought, the ability to propose an amendment to legislation on the floor, and streamlined single-issue legislation to eliminate thousand-page bills.”
“streamlined single-issue legislation to eliminate thousand-page bills” – that sounds excellent! Go for it!
Rather than asking Representatives to REJECT Kevin, hopefully more people will start asking Representatives to ACCEPT the reforms being asked for.
Accept reforms == Accept Kevin as SOH.
Win/Win, right?
All of it sounds reasonable to me.
Round ten starting.
TY! I came here to see which round they’re now.
124 to go!!
‘…each congressperson is aligned with a lobbyist group that pays for their political election efforts, sort of like a corporate sponsor in a professional sports team’ Not Matt Gaetz. He owes no one.
Seriously how the house will be governed is at stake! #dontgiveup those that say to do so,doesnt understand how important this moment is. #NoPathForMcCarthy is a good thing. Gaetz has a finger on the ‘modern’ conservative movement at this time.
Doesn’t “NoPathForMcCarthy”== NoPathForReforms?
Lose/Lose rather than Win/Win?
Good heavens.
How flat is this “The American Dream is Alive” speech falling?
Look around, idiot.
As for McCarthy serving his constituents, has this guy had a peek at Bakersfield lately?
Give us a break.
If the Dems would just nominate Zelensky, they could find lots of GOP support
Pablum speech fr/ a McC supporter now.
I like this Clerk Cheryl Johnson.
She’s looked like she’s been enjoying this process the whole time.
It’s been a pleasure to watch her.
Rep. Juan Ciscomani giving a speech in support of McCarthy chock full of trite expressions and unicorn farts. Sounds like EVERY campaign speech. It is apparent that he is brand new he hasn’t been attacked in the UniParty shower yet. Hold on to your soap, Rep Ciscomani, there is a ton of grift to be had, bend over.
Imagine thinking highlighting a HS House page internship is a selling point – when the first thing that comes to mind is Barney Frank and the potential recruitment of a next gen lavender mafia.
I wonder what year that was and who was running the Page program then.
He is new…..
😬
No hope…..
He is the Republican in my district that replaced the drunk Anne Kirkpatrick last mid term.
Did I vote for him during primary–Nope. I wanted the other Republican guy Brandon Martin.
So looks like we replaced a drunk with a RINO.
States must bypass this circus of corruption – trying to replicate this shite show in 50 states is not going to work even for the Blackrocks. It is essential that states secede de facto if not de jure. The federal travesty can be neutered, though confrontations will occur, the feds will, must stand down. They cannot overcome an armed citizenry despite Joe’s F-16s threat. Didn’t work in Afghanistan, won’t work in Texas by a long shot.
It would require neighbors to agree that their area is a no-go zone for police, FBI, IRS, etc. I live in semi-rural TX and the problem is that while everyone is well armed, there isn’t enough of a concentration of people in the area to overcome a quick raid. A Bundy style standoff would be another matter.
Ken Buck is still MIA.
He is at the doctor
The rolling vote tally is not there? Why was Talib and Wasserman-Shultz taking to Gaetz???
Check the RSBN feed
back up…
Maybe Gaetz is getting them to cross over the aisle and vote their conscience. If we can break the illusion of left and right and get some people on the other side of the aisle to acknowledge our commonalities and vote with us then we end up putting a knife in the uniparty bird. There may be some democrats who are sick of being told what to do and when to do it.
Does a Democrat have a conscience?
I know no RINO does.
It’s not about any promises McCarthy makes.
It’s about WHO HE IS.
He’s a life-long Swamp Snake.
Whatever meaningless words come out of his piehole, he’s for
Stolen Elections
Locking up the Jan. 6th Political Prisoners
Uncontrolled Spending
Endless War
Open Borders
The FBI/DOJ Police State
the Vaxxine Industrial Complex
Homeland/Twitter Censorship
The classically-Fascist Corporate/State Oligarchy
For example, Mitch passed the UNIPARTY Spending Bill so McCarthy could pretend he opposes it but, hey, my hands are tied!
It’s all BULLSHIT. McCarthy was just as much a part of stealing our elections as the rest of those Sewer Rats.
He is congenitally–and criminally–unfit to be Speaker.
This is the most productive week the house has had in over 2 years.
Jake Sherman
@JakeSherman
🚨 NEW: Sources tell us a deal between MCCARTHY and his opponents is close.
CHIP ROY and PATRICK MCHENRY have been negotiating it
All the big players are now in TOM EMMER’s 1st floor office.
RALPH NORMAN says he expects an offer in writing tonight
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@bresreports
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@heatherscope
5:18 PM · Jan 5, 2023
We’ll see.
I may have to cancel my big popcorn order.
In writing you say…..?
I thought Emmer was another swamp rat with ties to liberal ideology.
Great article and explanations. The Critters also have to raise money if they want to be “appointed” to a certain chair or committee. In other wards they have to buy their seat to get on the committees. Some of them cost “millions” of dollars. When they first get there to the Swamp they are told to go make calls and raise money, meet the quota. The whole thing is a schist.
Been that way for decades
Something else that needs changing.
Maybe they will get it right on the 17th vote, eh?
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