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[–] thantik@lemmy.world 60 points 11 months ago (2 children)

And...Matt Gaetz... Human Sex Trafficker extraordinaire of all people... was what set this all in motion. And the GOP is usually the party that moves lock-step with one another. It's hilarious to finally see.

[–] TheMongoose@kbin.social 30 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Wasn't he the one that insisted on the "I can oust you whenever I want" provision in the first place? It would have been more surprising if he hadn't done it...

[–] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml -5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's always been that way. The speaker is elected by the house, if the house wants to replace him they can whenever they want.

[–] TallonMetroid@lemmy.world 29 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Usually it requires more than one butthurt manchild throwing a hissy fit though.

[–] Rolder@reddthat.com 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

In this case, McCarthy made the very smart decision to shit talk the Democrats before the vote, so all the dems votes in favor of removal

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

We have the best quality politicians, am I right? When you're Speaker they let you go on national TV and stuff your foot right in your mouth. Just open wide, stuff inside. Just like that! And the biased left wing media makes it sound bad by airing it.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I understood that sarcasm even without the ‘/s’.

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago

Why thank you, SatansMaggotyCumFart.

[–] InputZero@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 months ago

It's great to watch. The GOP hate, and I mean really hate, each other. Up until now though they could hate the Democrats more and that would unite them. Not anymore. I don't think the Democrats are lovey dovey or anything but they can work together. The Republicans are going to rip themselves apart, especially if the Democrats become irrelevant.

[–] Fapper_McFapper@lemmy.world 46 points 11 months ago (3 children)

GOP won’t take responsibility.

There, fixed it.

[–] azimir@lemmy.ml 12 points 11 months ago

The nominal head of their party stated on camera in front a large group of people: "I don't take any responsibility at all." It's part of the conservative's DNA.

[–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

Ah yes, the headline I've been reading for....well...forever...

[–] hottari@lemmy.ml -4 points 11 months ago

Dems don't understand the meaning of the word responsibility either.

[–] traches@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I mean, in the interest of being technically correct every democrat did vote against him. Why would they vote for a republican? That makes no sense.

[–] azimir@lemmy.ml 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Did the first 15 votes against him give the GOP any sense that the Dems would turn around and vote for him on vote #16? Apparently, the GOP can't do pattern recognition.

[–] Natanael 1 points 11 months ago

They extrapolate like ChatGPT v1 on a computer with a broken CPU and bad RAM

[–] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml -5 points 11 months ago

Well in theory an opposition party that didn't agree with everything the GoP does to begin with would offer up a compromise candidate with concessions to their parties legislative priorities even if they were a "republican". But since Dems exist to provide cover for the same lobbyists that fund the GoP and ensure that a leftist party can never get elected in a first past the post system, they don't actually care one way or another.

[–] raoul@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 11 months ago

It's need a third panel where he shots himself