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Posted on 01/04/2015 8:33:31 AM PST by FR_addict
WASHINGTON, DC— Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement today regarding his decision to buck the status quo and challenge John Boehner in the race for House Speaker:
“After the November elections gave Republicans control of the Senate, voters made clear they wanted change. There have been numerous examples of problematic Republican leadership, but we were hopeful our leaders got the voters’ message. However, after our Speaker forced through the CRomnibus by passing it with Democratic votes and without time to read it, it seemed clear that we needed new leadership. There had been much discussion. But, until yesterday, no one had stepped up.
I applaud my friend Rep. Ted Yoho for putting his name forward as an alternative to the status quo. Ted is a good man for whom I could vote, but I have heard from many supporters and also friends in Congress who have urged me to put forward my name for Speaker as well to increase our chances of change. That is why I am also offering my name as a candidate for Speaker.
There is false information being floated that any Republican candidates in addition to the current Speaker will split the vote and give the Speaker's gavel to Congresswoman Pelosi. This is nothing but a scare tactic to keep the current regime in power.
As long as Republicans vote for an adult American citizen for Speaker, no Democrat can win. Only if 59 Republicans voted “Present” would there be a chance for a Democrat to win.
To win the Speaker’s race, an adult American citizen has to get a clear majority of all Members of Congress on the House floor voting for an eligible person. Voting “Present” simply reduces the number of votes required to win a majority. If no one wins a majority on the first ballot, then we go to a second vote, then a third, until someone gets a majority.
At this point, the Speaker’s election is not about a particular candidate. It is about whether we keep the status quo or make the change the country demands. I am putting forward my name for consideration as Speaker and hope that with a new Speaker, be that me or someone else, we can fight for the ideals and principles that the voters wanted when they elected us in November.”
Congressman Gohmert is the Vice Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security. Prior to being elected to serve in Congress, Louie was elected to three terms as District Judge in Smith County, Texas. He was appointed by Texas Governor Rick Perry to complete a term as Chief Justice of the 12th Court of Appeals.
Perry was defending his support for Boehner last time.”
Thank you for this info. Typical RINO tactic.
Unfortunately, my rep is a RAT (Yarmuth), who won’t even answer phone calls. He has spoken out with stupid statements more in the last month than his entire time in office. I wonder if he is considering running against Rand Paul in 2016.
These articles....and calls/faxes/emails/tweets to Reps and family and friends, need to go viral by tomorrow. Tuesday is the day they vote, correct?
Absolutely!
We need the mainstream press to pick up on this also. Let's send the info to the mainstream press too!
This is truly exciting news!!
Yes. Split vote cannot win it for Pelosi. Dems have 188. R has 246.
Only 29 R need to not vote for Boner.
12 did not vote for him last time.
Liberty Caucus has 36, which is more than 29.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Liberty_Caucus
What are the long shot odds Boehner would see the writing on the wall and withdraw his name? Zero? Snowball in H*ll?
texas has 25 R members - 4 of which are on in house liberty caucus... were any of the original 12 members of HLC or texas? If not....
12+25+36-4[if texas stands w/ Gohmert]= 69 or so....
add a few in Ga and it’s 60. Before long it’s real money.
From an old Roll Call
(For those keeping track, there were 12 Republicans who didn’t vote for Boehner as speaker the last time: Gohmert, Huelskamp, Justin Amash of Michigan, Jim Bridenstine of Oklahoma, Paul Broun of Georgia, Walter B. Jones of North Carolina, Raúl R. Labrador of Idaho, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina, Steve Pearce of New Mexico, Steve Stockman of Texas and Ted Yoho of Florida.)
That's a loaded requirement.
It's time to grow up.
I hope the next Speaker will be voted on also based on his ability to read and comprehend what he has read.
It’s encouraging that some republicans are now confident enough to make public statements of intent to become the new speaker. Of the two men, Louie Gohmert is more well known than Yoho, but we shall see. Last time we went through this selection, a Senator Labrador expressed interest in becoming Speaker. I hear nothing from him now, so perhaps his interest has now waned.
Louie Gomert is a great American and also Ted Yoho.
Yoho just voted for the Obama-Boehner amnesty cromnibus bill. Don’t be fooled by his fake conservatism. It’s all for show.
It is certainly time to put up or shut up. Talk is cheap and I hear many congressmen in the GOP talk tough but act soft.
Here he makes excuses for offering the bill that allowed all the spending.
http://yoho.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/ted-yoho-bill-prevents-another-shutdown
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