I've hated Benny Johnson for more than a decade since Buzzfeed and I so enjoy being right about what kind of person he secretly was even as others thought he was "fun"
Brilliant move, if your goal is to render the House even more hopelessly incompetent than it is today. Who better to lead and corral the clown car caucus than 2 rich guys with no legislative experience?
My Senator, Mike Lee, is desperately trying to get some attention and get a seat at the table. He proposes stuff all the time and has only passed about 8 pieces of legislation in 14 years. Most of that naming buildings.
He doesn’t do the work to get anything done. But lots advise for everyone else.
These guys have sold their souls. It’s disgusting that they will align with people who will sell them and the country to the highest bidder. The axis of evil that is donOLD & friends has no loyalty to their toadies. They only want the power on a plate.
Imagine telling your shareholders you deserve a $55 billion bonus, while at the same time telling your shareholders you have bandwidth to be the Speaker of the House.
Is that possible. Someone not in either house could just b nominated by the speaker and its fine. What is wrong with those ppl. Have they no morals or decency??
Well of Donny chokes on a chicken bone and Vance resigns:
Damn Speaker Musk isn't a natural born American.
But they intend to rework shit like that anyway.
MTGreene is voicing support for Musk as house speaker as well. They've lost their collective minds and we're now living in Bizarro World, very apropos as today news outlets are airing the trailer for the new Superman movie to be released in 2025.
The US constitution is very clear that an immigrant can never hold the seat of US president we need to hold that to an immigrant holding any power in DC. Fuck Mike Lee
To us, "power" comes coupled with responsibilities that they hate having to obey. They'd rather just have the treatment that power entitles them to, the free vacations and first class tickets and similar perks of the office, without having to actually DO anything.
Yes, an incredibly small amount of actual governing actually occurs. The low volume of passed legislation is sad. The GOP especially has no desire to actually govern.
Much like how Elon Musk wants to be known as CEO of a dozen major corporations, but if you look into his schedule, he spends all day tweeting and playing video games.
It can! There is no req that the Speaker be an elected anything, just that they be a citizen.
Up til now, they all have been in the House but it’s not a requirement.
Mike Lee is a Fucking Moron!!! Vivek or Musk are not elected Representatives, so his statement is absolutely absurd. Get this stupidity out of our Government! Now!!!
Nepo baby, graduate of the law school, that his father was the founding Dean. Definitely speaks for everyday Americans. Biotch please
Let the House do it.
The disclosures alone will expose them both to be compromised grifters
Thus neither will take the job
What does it say about congressional Republicans that they can’t find one of them out of 220+ or minus a few that can be speaker. None of them should’ve been elected I guess, if they’re all so shitty?
Serious question for any constitutional scholar out there: could Elon even be speaker? He’d be 3rd in line for president but is not a naturalized citizen. Is that legal under the constitution? Obviously this shouldn’t be the only reason why this would be the worst thing ever, just curious.
When the movie about the downfall of America comes out, Mike Lee’s character will have a minor starting and comedic role as one of the most devoted and compromised lackeys.
In his succinct document about how to financially prepare for 2025, Dave Troy warns about the relationship between Elon Musk and Ron, Paul/Mike Lee types and their ultimate goal of tanking the dollar and causing a global financial crisis. Is this not also thiel’s master plan?
it's speeding up beyond my wildest imagaination. I wasn't planning on buying more ammo and 3D printers until the end of next summer but looks like next years xmas is coming same time as this one!
We already have a government being run by billionaires. How is that a government by "the people" and for "the people?" These billionaires, particularly Elon, bought themselves a place in the government to make sure they make even more money and take it away from those who need it.
Politics as entertainment once again.
Even if one of them could muster the necessary votes in the house, Donald would blow a gasket.
Maybe that's the plan?
I'm fine with that. Having somebody who has no clue how the house works be in charge is a guarantee for nothing being done for 6 months and maybe multiple years of chaos with non of their evil plans being implemented.
I believe I understand the sentiment, but the U.S. going 6 months to two years without its government being funded and nothing else changing would probably be just hunky dory as far as MAGA is concerned and their handlers in Moscow would like it even better.
It’s no longer a political party interested in governing. It’s a power grab by many to enrich themselves. They could care less about helping average people.
The Constitution has very few requirements to be House speaker. The person must be nominated by a member of the House, then chosen by a majority of the full membership of the House. For a House with 435 members, that's 218 votes. Already had 5 Congressman make this comment.
About it going to the Whip is just a legal theory I read. I'll have to find it. It's never really been thought of before. But the other part is in the Constitution.
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It would therefore go to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
is the Louis DeJoy of Lex Luthers
Or is that just taken for granted due to their confluence of interests?
He doesn’t do the work to get anything done. But lots advise for everyone else.
Apologies to cats!
He’s got to go.
Just saying…
Damn Speaker Musk isn't a natural born American.
But they intend to rework shit like that anyway.
FAFO.
Such petulant confederate children.
They’ll can’t ramble to get attention. Do or do not, there is no try.
Up til now, they all have been in the House but it’s not a requirement.
I hate that I live in the same state as this idiot.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rand-paul-suggests-replacing-mike-johnson-with-elon-musk-as-speaker-of-the-house
Let the House do it.
The disclosures alone will expose them both to be compromised grifters
Thus neither will take the job
F-ck Utah
and motherf-ck the GOP and dipshit MAGA who destroyed America because they believe Fux Nooz.
#idiocracy
#Kleptocracy
#Idiocracy
Meanwhile, have they forgotten where the Speaker is in the presidential line of succession?
More like "Reee Daaaaa Peeeeple."
https://apnews.com/article/russian-interference-presidential-election-influencers-trump-999435273dd39edf7468c6aa34fad5dd
Republicans need to get everything they voted for and then some!
#eattherich
Not good for America, at all.
Even if one of them could muster the necessary votes in the house, Donald would blow a gasket.
Maybe that's the plan?
also he’s a human-mustelid hybridization experiment gone horribly wrong
Welcome to living in an oligarchy.