# What is the Import of Mike Johnson's Win as Speaker of the House? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [October 25, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-import-of-mike-johnsons-win-as-speaker-of-the-house/992097 "2023-10-25T18:20:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-import-of-mike-johnsons-win-as-speaker-of-the-house/992097/161 "2023-11-05T16:44:56Z")
No, the logical conclusion isn’t that he’s living paycheck-to-paycheck. The logical conclusion is that he’s flat-out blatantly lying. What are the penalties for lying on those forms? Because, y’know, that’s what he did. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-import-of-mike-johnsons-win-as-speaker-of-the-house/992097/162 "2023-11-05T16:47:30Z")
I’m sure he will be severely penalized by the receipt of a moderately stern letter in four or five years. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2023, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-import-of-mike-johnsons-win-as-speaker-of-the-house/992097/163 "2023-11-05T20:09:20Z")
It certainly won’t be in two weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2023, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-import-of-mike-johnsons-win-as-speaker-of-the-house/992097/164 "2023-11-05T23:33:58Z")
I think this goes here…so weird: > **[Mike Johnson Admits He and His Son Monitor Each Other's Porn Intake in...](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/mike-johnson-son-monitor-porn-intake-covenant-eyes-1234870634/)** > > Speaker of the House Mike Johnson admitted that he and his son monitored each other’s porn intake in a resurfaced clip from 2022. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2023, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-import-of-mike-johnsons-win-as-speaker-of-the-house/992097/165 "2023-11-05T23:37:34Z")
Now there’s a True Christian. All the Baptists will be sooo proud of him. Although my Dad never lived to see the advent of internet porn, I have a hard time imagining the two of us sitting down to a joint Father-Son porn watching session on our respective laptops. Kinda has a Eeeew! vibe to it. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2023, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-import-of-mike-johnsons-win-as-speaker-of-the-house/992097/166 "2023-11-05T23:42:22Z")
Misleading headline: they article says they each see what the other’s device has logged into. So they’re checking that there is NO pornography, not sharing pornography. Still inappropriately creepy and controlling, just in a different way. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2023, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-import-of-mike-johnsons-win-as-speaker-of-the-house/992097/167 "2023-11-05T23:47:15Z")
Kinda like the old story: > **Q** : What’s the best way to prevent a Baptist (or Mormon) from drinking all your beer while out fishing? > **A** : Bring two of them. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2023, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-import-of-mike-johnsons-win-as-speaker-of-the-house/992097/168 "2023-11-05T23:52:38Z")
I will steal that to entertain my friends. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-import-of-mike-johnsons-win-as-speaker-of-the-house/992097/169 "2023-11-06T00:38:10Z")
Kinda reminds me of this one: Q: Why don’t Baptists have sex standing up? A: Someone might think they are dancing. (end of potential hijack) ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-import-of-mike-johnsons-win-as-speaker-of-the-house/992097/170 "2023-11-06T00:45:40Z")
The monitoring software (Covenant Eyes?) is the same one Josh Duggar used. Worked out great, eh? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-import-of-mike-johnsons-win-as-speaker-of-the-house/992097/171 "2023-11-06T00:55:33Z")
I was just thinking of that joke. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-import-of-mike-johnsons-win-as-speaker-of-the-house/992097/172 "2023-11-06T12:59:17Z")
As if our online habits aren’t watched enough, these jokers are voluntarily giving everything they look at to a third party. And probably paying for the privilege to do so. 🤦‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-import-of-mike-johnsons-win-as-speaker-of-the-house/992097/173 "2023-11-06T16:03:43Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > As if our online habits aren’t watched enough, these jokers are voluntarily giving everything they look at to a third party. You’re right and this has sparked security concerns since Johnson is privy to sensitive government information. > **[Mike Johnson's porn "monitoring" remarks spark national security concerns](https://www.newsweek.com/mike-johnson-porn-monitoring-remarks-national-security-concerns-1841054)** > > The new House Speaker, spoke about how he installed "accountability software" called Covenant Eyes on his devices to monitor online activity. > Resurfaced comments in which new House Speaker Mike Johnson talked about how he and his son monitor each other’s online activity using “accountability software” have raised questions about national security. > > \< snip \> > > [According to a clip](https://twitter.com/receiptmaven/status/1719402267537789152) first posted on X, formerly [Twitter](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/twitter), by a user called Receipt Maven, Johnson spoke about how the subscription-based service helps people abstain from internet porn and “objectionable” websites. > > “It scans all the activity on your phone, or your devices, your laptop, what have you,” Johnson said of the service, which currently costs $17 a month. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-import-of-mike-johnsons-win-as-speaker-of-the-house/992097/174 "2023-11-06T16:19:02Z")
Porn and financial reporting aside, just a friendly reminder that we’re 11 days away from a government shutdown with no clear way how to prevent it. Johnson is in the exact same spot McCarthy was – try to pass a “clean” continuing resolution and risk revolt by the hard right or try to pass a resolution full of budget cuts and conservative policy riders that will be DOA in the Senate. I have a hard time seeing him go with the first route given what happened to McCarthy. Likely the only way that he might cave is after a lengthy shutdown. Happy holidays, everyone! ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-import-of-mike-johnsons-win-as-speaker-of-the-house/992097/175 "2023-11-06T16:27:34Z")
His selling point to the Conference was that he would get the regular appropriations bills out of the House and to the Senate, _not_ pass a Senate mini/omni/short-bus, but once the House approps porposals were in Senate hands then CR at least to January to work on getting as R a final approps package as possible. Hard to see how he can get there. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-import-of-mike-johnsons-win-as-speaker-of-the-house/992097/176 "2023-11-06T16:42:42Z")
There’s no way they can have all the approps bills initially passed by November 17 – some of them aren’t even out of committee yet because Republicans can’t agree on what to include. But even if they did, it’s not clear that enough Republicans would be on board with a clean CR. The latest idea being floated is a “laddered CR” that would extend the funding for individual agencies up until a date that would be different for each agency. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-import-of-mike-johnsons-win-as-speaker-of-the-house/992097/177 "2023-11-06T16:49:01Z")
> [@flurb](#): > > even if they did, it’s not clear that enough Republicans would be on board with a clean CR Especially with the members of the Special Cases Caucus growing butthurt that when the bills _do_ reach the floor, their amendments for wackier policy riders mostly get run over whenever a counted vote is called for. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-import-of-mike-johnsons-win-as-speaker-of-the-house/992097/178 "2023-11-06T20:31:42Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > **Of course, it’s unlikely Johnson doesn’t actually have a bank account.** _What’s more likely is Johnson lives paycheck to paycheck — so much so that he doesn’t have enough money in his bank account to trigger the checking account disclosure rules for members of Congress.”_ $174,000 salary per year, for the past 4 years, and he’s living paycheck to paycheck? And has less than $1000 in the bank or any other assets? Color me skeptical. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-import-of-mike-johnsons-win-as-speaker-of-the-house/992097/179 "2023-11-06T20:59:37Z")
Indeed. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-import-of-mike-johnsons-win-as-speaker-of-the-house/992097/180 "2023-11-06T23:05:51Z")
Again, all he needs to do is reduce the balance in nonhidden accounts to \<1000 for one day per year. Easy to do. Yes, he’s totally hiding money. Much of which is probably ill-gotten gains, not his salary. But whether he’s doing it in trusts or in overseas accounts, or simply by faking the form we can’t tell. We also can’t tell whether what he filed fit within the letter of the law of what’s required by the Congressional disclosure rules. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-import-of-mike-johnsons-win-as-speaker-of-the-house/992097.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-import-of-mike-johnsons-win-as-speaker-of-the-house/992097.md?page=10)