Do you want to have a Speaker?
For the first time in over a century, Congress is voting on a motion to vacate the Speaker of the House. The magic number is 214.
While I would have ordinally focused on watching a movie this afternoon, I’ve been a political junkie dating back to high school. Much like January 2022, it’s hard to focus on anything when Congress is voting on the Speaker of the House—or in this case, voting to remove them. It’s not much of a surprise when one sees just how much power that the far-right members have. Hell, the Matt Gaetz ethics investigation seems to be taking a back seat. Jim Jordan is also involved with a scandal but it doesn’t seem to stop Ohioans from re-electing him.
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