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18. Then the ret of the Congress does noyhing with no Speaker.

Sat Sep 26, 2015, 06:21 PM

Sep 2015

The majority of the GOP Caucus is not going to hand the gavel to an absolute nutball.

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Post-Coup Prediction: The new speaker will be someone you never heard of [View all] jmowreader Sep 2015 OP

I agree it'll be someone we've never heard of. HooptieWagon Sep 2015 #1

I hope you're wrong! KansDem Sep 2015 #2

You should try living in the state that sent him! jmowreader Sep 2015 #4

great googly moogly spanone Sep 2015 #20

Democrats vote for speaker, I suspect they will not allow a Agnosticsherbet Sep 2015 #3

It's a simple majority vote jmowreader Sep 2015 #6

You assume they will vote in a block.The Teaparty caucaus has 48 members. Agnosticsherbet Sep 2015 #8

The Democrats will not decide who is Speaker. former9thward Sep 2015 #15

It doesn't work that way. MohRokTah Sep 2015 #5

Good explanation. Hortensis Sep 2015 #14

That will not happen. former9thward Sep 2015 #16

Then the ret of the Congress does noyhing with no Speaker. MohRokTah Sep 2015 #18

They would even *consider* GOHMERT and Blake FARENTHOLD?!1 UTUSN Sep 2015 #7

dees pitchers skeer me fadedrose Sep 2015 #10

Did he INTENTIONALLY try to look like Alfred E. Newman in that picture? jmowreader Sep 2015 #12

They may try to impeach him, but fadedrose Sep 2015 #9

What can you possibly base that statement on? world wide wally Sep 2015 #17

Oh sorry fadedrose Sep 2015 #19