The Great Ongoing Revolving Speakership of the 118th Congress {Mike Johnson is new speaker as of 2023-10-25}

Politics & Elections
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I suppose anyone can challenge anything in court, but it’s very clear that the Succession Act only applies specifically to the Speaker of the House, and the acting Speaker Pro Tem is not the Speaker of the House. Likewise, the Senate will designate an acting President Pro Tem to sit in the chair when the actual PPT is unavailable, and that individual is not in the Presidential line of succession.

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Today’s scorecard of those who voted against Jordan on the 2nd round. We’ve just gavelled in.

  1. Rep. Don Bacon, of Nebraska, voted for McCarthy.
  2. Rep. Vern Buchanan, of Florida, voted for Rep. Byron Donalds, also of Florida.
  3. Rep. Ken Buck, of Colorado, voted for Rep. Tom Emmer, of Minnesota.
  4. Rep. Lori Chavez-Ramer, of Oregon, voted for McCarthy.
  5. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, of New York, voted for former Rep. Lee Zeldin.
  6. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, of Florida, voted for Rep. Steve Scalise, of Louisiana.
  7. Rep. Jake Ellzey, of Florida, voted for Rep. Mike Garcia, of California.
  8. Rep. Drew Ferguson, of Georgia, voted for Scalise.
  9. Rep. Andrew Garbarino, of New York, voted for Zeldin.
  10. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, of Florida, voted for McCarthy.
  11. Rep. Tony Gonzales, of Texas, voted for Scalise.
  12. Rep. Kay Granger, of Texas, voted for Scalise.
  13. Rep. John James, of Michigan, voted for Candice Miller, a former congresswoman and the current public works commissioner of Macomb County, Michigan
  14. Rep. Mike Kelly, of Pennsylvania, voted for former House Speaker John Boehner.
  15. Rep. Jennifer Kiggans, of Virginia, voted for McCarthy.
  16. Rep. Nick LaLota, of New York, voted for Zeldin.
  17. Rep. Michael Lawler, of New York, voted for McCarthy.
  18. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, voted for Rep. Kay Granger, of Texas.
  19. Rep. John Rutherford, of Florida, voted for Scalise.
  20. Rep. Michael Simpson, of Idaho, voted for Scalise.
  21. Rep. Pete Stauber, of Minnesota, voted for Rep. Bruce Westerman, Republican of Arkansas. Stauber voted for Jordan in the first round.
  22. Rep. Steve Womack, of Arkansas, voted for Scalise.
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If the final count is 412, the missing Representative is Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), who voted for Jordan in both of the first two votes; CNN reports he is in Israel.

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Thanks so much

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I’ve read a couple of pieces that say the 4 NY reps may turn back to Jordan. Fingers crossed that they don’t. He needs to be thoroughly spanked and told to be quiet and let the grown-ups talk. My crystal ball says 25 against today.

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Thanks, @Jas09 and @flurb, for the succession info!

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If you’ve ever been curious as to how they do these electronic votes - they have little machines scattered throughout the chambers and reps have a key card that identifies them. They insert their card, press the button, and their vote is cast.

(This was copied from a reddit post)

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They are the only Jordan holdouts that have a clear and attainable asking price – increase the cap on state and local tax deductions. I’m frankly surprised Jordan didn’t cut this deal previously to get them on board, but it just goes to show how little experience he has negotiating to line up support versus just bullying his way to what he wants.

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Here we go again.

750

Jeez McCarthy do you have to stand up and prove that you’ve been castrated? Jordan is a proven legislator?

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NY Times: ““Jim Jordan is an effective legislator,” McCarthy says, prompting laughter and jeers from the Democrats in the chamber. Jordan has not been the lead sponsor on any bill that has been signed into law during his 16 years in Congress. But McCarthy is arguing he shepherded many bills through the Judiciary Committee.”

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Watching McCarthy speak in support of Jordan after what the FC did to him is actually sad (in a pitiful way)

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Is that hard when you have a majority?

And were they good bills?

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Shhhhhhhhh! He SHEPHERDED, dammit! That’s all you need to know.

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McHenry got the first protest vote

ETA Buck didn’t cave: Voted Hemmer

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today’s count is 214-217 depending on who is present. there are a few that did not sign in on roll call and one is out of country for sure.

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D’Esposito, one of the NY holdouts, voted for Zeldin. That’s five already, sorry Jim.

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There’s one of the New York reps, and he’s still a no.

Fitzpatrick flipped to McHenry.

And a second New York Rep stayed a no.

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Who was that that just flipped?

ETA: thanks, @MulderMuffin

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The NY Times live tracker is a little faster than their on-site reporters, now showing 12 GOP votes for someone other than Jordan.

EDIT: Chart paste did not work well :frowning: