and this is why more people are going independent, BOTH sides are corrupt as hell just the GOP is better dressed. Notice no Dem would EVER even consider doing this, EVER to one of their own, but the GOP goes to the side that wants anyone they disagree with “Deprogrammed” and beg for help
‘may vote to expel a member for what the rules call “disorderly conduct.”’
Except what Gaetz did was perfectly orderly, following the rules that were adopted by the House.
What would be “disorderly” would be trying to misuse the expulsion power against Gaetz. That would be conduct meriting expulsion for everyone that attempts it.
Totalitarian government is at the doorstep.
Also, if they do manage to expel Gaetz, it would set him up pretty nicely to get the VP nod, except that he’s from Florida, so he can’t. Guess he’d have to settle for some cabinet post.
Personally, I think that this (ahem) lady is a loose cannon and should be avoided at all costs....
What goes around comes around. Good riddance to Gaetz thr groomer. He can now run for Governor without the distraction of disrupting Congress.
Collectively, all of the democrats have caused more harm to the country (not that Gaetz has), so, why not have a vote to expel all democrats from congress. It’s the fair thing to do.
Another thing, doesn’t a Representative have to commit an infraction to get kicked out? Gaetz merely applied a rule that was voted on by the body. On what grounds could he be ejected? I don’t think personal dislike and hate could stand muster.
Some people need hanging, and some need shooting.
Those RINOs. Trying with all their might to grab defeat from the jaws of victory.
if there is any move to expel Gaetz, we need to flood our representatives with notes telling them we will hold them PERSONALLY responsible, will never vote for them again, and will do everything in our power to get them defeated from now until we end their political careers.
Any Republican who votes for this might as well go to Ukraine, so it will be harder for us to track him down.
Collaborate with the Democrats.
I don't think that Gaetz collaborated with anyone; I believe the Democrats simply exploited the situation for their own agenda. Nancy Pelosi double-crossed McCarthy after assuring him that he could accept the demand for a motion to vacate because she told McCarthy "I'll always back you up."
To Boebert and any other Republicans working with Jeffries and Pelosi, ask yourselves: How can you trust the Democrats to honor agreements with you when they already reneged on their promise to McCarthy?
Some ancient history:
I'll have to add Joe Manchin to the list of suckers from Democrat deals.Schumer suckered McConnell into voting for the CHIPS act, and then suckered Manchin into voting for the Inflation Reduction Act, essentially rolling two birds with one stone.
Schumer reneging on his promise to McConnell to not use reconciliation for the Inflation Reduction act in exchange for passing the CHIPS bill is just the latest in a long history of Democrats breaking deals with Republicans after getting what they want.
It is absolute incompetence of McConnell to keep letting them get away with it.
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) said on Thursday that Senate Republicans got tricked into passing a semiconductor bill after believing that a Democrat reconciliation bill was dead.While Republicans were split on the merits of the legislation, most Republicans, including House Republican leadership, did not want to pass the CHIPS legislation if Democrats were to pursue a reconciliation bill to pass climate change, Obamacare, and other leftist priorities.
The same day that the Senate passed the CHIPS bill, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced a deal on the Inflation Reduction Act, a bill that would aim to reduce the deficit, raise taxes, and boost climate change and Obamacare spending.
Announcing the deal immediately after Senate Republicans backed the CHIPS bill left many GOP lawmakers with egg on their faces.
"We got our ass kicked. It’s just that simple. Looks to me like we got rinky-doo’d. That’s a Louisiana word for 'screwed.' And we got our ass kicked. That’s the way my people back home see it," Kennedy said...
McConnell also lost to Schumer on a debt ceiling fight in 2021, which led to a debt to temporarily create a carveout for the legislative filibuster. One former senior GOP aide said the deal was to save McConnell’s "ego."
Here's an oldie post of mine from 2009 on Harry Reid's history of reneging on promises:
...McConnell got Reid to agree to hold a high-profile debt-limit vote next month -- just before the president's State of the Union address...Specter suggests Reid reneged on word.
Newly-turned Democrat Arlen Specter today hinted that that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid reneged on his word to allow Specter to keep his seniority on committees on which he sits. "Sen. Reid assured me that I would keep my committee assignments, and that I would have the same seniority as if I had been elected as a Democrat in 1980," Specter said in a written statement today.Reid Bows to Far Left as Rs Rank Judges Issue #1.
And they undoubtedly have the Rasmussen survey results in the back of their minds as they consider their reaction to Majority Leader Reid's broken promise to confirm three appeals court nominees before the Memorial Day recess, as well as Reid's sure-to-be-broken earlier promises to meet the historical average (17) for appeals court confirmations in a president's final two years. With just a couple of months left in the confirmation window, Reid is less than halfway to meeting that average.[snip]
"A good GOP Senate source reports today that Minority Leader Mitch McConnell addressed the entire Republican Conference -- about the judge-fight issue. McConnell is said to have been very insistent that he would not let Majority Leader Reid's broken promise go unpunished. He would not tell the Conference exactly what action he was planning, but he did say it would be very firm, and that all concerned would know it when we see it." --Quin Hillyer (5/21/08)
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While Sen. Lott overcame numerous obstacles to get Paez and Berzon confirmed, Sen. Reid has looked for excuses to renege on his pledge.
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GOP senators are understandably angry that Sen. Reid broke the golden rule of senatorial honor by reneging on his commitment.
[snip]
Democrats Target Coburn's Holds
To ease passage of the public lands measure, Reid promised Coburn the chance to offer a limited number of amendments.Reid: No Vote On Lifting Drug Import Ban Before Health-Care BillBut after the majority leader objected to a Coburn proposal that would have eased restrictions on firearms in national parks, the package stalled for months, prompting Coburn to charge that Reid reneged on their agreement.
Coburn eventually got to offer four amendments -- all of which were defeated but not the guns measure.
Republicans accused U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., of reneging Tuesday on a pledge to allow a Senate vote on a measure lifting an import ban on pharmaceutical drugs before lawmakers take up health-care legislation.The development, supported by major drug makers, comes as the Senate is moving to craft the politically delicate compromises needed for the broader health care overhaul bill.
In a letter to a bipartisan group of senators that have been pushing for the import ban to be scrapped, Reid said there wouldn't be time in the busy legislative calendar for full consideration of legislation lifting the long-standing prohibition now.
"He did commit to us and obviously that commitment is not going to be kept," Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., said Tuesday evening.
Recently...
AFL-CIO Boss to Harry Reid: Go Nuclear
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D., Ore.) accused Republicans of trying to "disable the administration by blocking the appointments, though he stopped short of saying campaign donations are directly attributable" for GOP opposition. Merkley received $1.2 million from labor groups since 2010, including more than $275,000 for his 2014 campaign.Now we can add Chuck Schumer to the list of Democrats who can successfully roll Mitch McConnell.Merkley defended President Obama's recess appointments while the Senate was in session because "functionally we were out of session." He also accused McConnell of violating a pair of "gentleman's agreements" to confirm President Obama's nominees without "obstruction" from the minority.
Obama and Reid reneged on a labor truce of their own when the Democrats re-nominated Block and Griffin to the board, according to a top Republican aide.
It looks like House Democrats are finally joining the rest of the party to sucker Republicans.
-PJ
Hmmmmm...
Laura Loomer seems to have it in for BOTH MTG AND Boebert.
One begins to wonder...
Boebert seems like the first one to fart in a new relationship and then giggle about it
How come Boebert and Greene voted for McCarthy?
You can bet McConnell and Sleepy McDaniel are in the forefront of this movement.
Nothing like blowing your own horn, eh Boebert?
Without MY vote..
Without MY effort..
Sheesh.
Funny how I didn’t hear them whine about their criminal cohorts when they were committing crimes against children:
Democratic Illinois Congressman, Mel Reynolds resigned from Congress after he was convicted of statutory rape of a 16-year-old campaign volunteer.
Democratic New York Congressman, Fred Richmond, was arrested in Washington D.C. for soliciting sex from a 16-year-old boy.
Democratic State Senator from Alaska, George Jacko, was found guilty of sexual harassment of an underage legislative page.
Democratic State Representative candidate for Colorado, Andrew Myers, was convicted for possession of child pornography and enticing children.
Democratic Illinois Congressman, Gus Savage was investigated by the Democrat-controlled House Committee on Ethics for attempting to rape an underage female Peace Corps volunteer in Zaire. The Committee concluded that while the events did occur his apology was sufficient and took no further action.