On the eve of the two-year ‘anniversary’ of the Jan 6, 2021 attack on our citadel of Democracy, the far-right extemist-faction of the Rethug party in the House, finds some of the very rebels of the MAGA Jan 6th insurrection, have taken Kevin McCarthy and the House of Representatives hostage, demanding rule changes, positions on certain choice committees, pardons, or whatever else they feel they can extract from him under duress, meanwhile there is no Speaker of the House, no members-elect can be sworn in, and no work can be accomplished in the People’s House. This same rebel-faction has been shielded by McCarthy, who allowed them, AND voted with them, objecting to Arizona’s electoral results, attempting to overturn the true state electors on 1/6/21, as a mob, fueled by extreme MAGA-rhetoric, attacked our Capitol, trying to stop the electoral count from being certified, seeking to overturn Joseph Biden’s legitimate election, and who attempted to seize and kill certain House members. This 10% of members-elect extremists seek to takeover the power from the 90% of the Rethug party in the House for their own perverted aims. This is the third day of the republicans trying to elect Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House for the 118th Congress; nine ballots have been taken & counted, and McCarthy has failed nine times to win that nomination; he is not increasing in votes, but losing more with each round of votes. McCarthy is trying hard to appease the rebels, but they refuse to be satisfied with his promises, and McCarthy goes down again on the 9th vote! This hasn’t happened in over 100 years!
On the third day of the House trying to elect a Speaker, McCarthy’s name has been entered into the contest nine times, and nine times he’s failed to win the nomination! Because the republican conference in the House cannot agree on even this first step, electing a House Speaker. Several republican members-elect have stood, giving their nominating speeches, decrying how “this city, Washington, is broken; that Congress is broken; that THIS system is broken”, and how they were sent by their constituents to fix the problems (even though some of those members-elect gained their seats as a result of gerrymandered boundaries in their districts). The republicans have decried all the legislative successes of the Democrats in the past two years, as if every piece of legislation For The People was some terrible assault on the right! Every law that will help American families, workers, veterans, elders, women, LGBTQ+, even legislation for businesses advancing manufacturing of such goods as microprocessor chips now being made in America, instead of us relying on parts produced in Asia; it’s all slandered by the republicans. Legislation for lower health costs, lower drug prices, for clean energy, for the health of our very planet; it’s all ‘shite’ in the republican’s playbook. McCarthy garnered 201 votes for House Speaker, in the last few round of votes, with the exception of the ninth vote; he’s now down to 200 votes. For nine straight House votes over 3 days, the Democrats have been unified in voting unanimously for the honorable, Hakeem Jeffries, Brooklyn Congressman, House Minority Leader, for Speaker of the House for the 118th Congress; 212 votes, nine times, over 3 days! Feels like groundhog day, doesn’t it? It started out as a fascinating experience, but now it’s getting boring! How many more days will this continue, with members not being sworn in, and probably not being paid as long as this process takes, and no business being able to be transacted by the House? On Thursday, 1/5/23, at nearly 5 pm on Capitol Hill, Kevin McCarthy has been nominated for a tenth time; Hakeem Jeffries has been nominated for the tenth time; Byron Donalds (a 2nd term congressman from Florida) has been nominated for the 7th time, he received 13 votes in the 9th round. Kevin Hern (Ok) had been nominated in the 8th & 9th rounds, and received 2 votes, each round. Matt Gaetz nominated Donald Trump for Speaker in the last few rounds, who received 1 vote, from Gaetz.
In the tenth ballot, McCarthy loses again! The House will probably adjourn shortly, but they could go another round this evening. Disfunction, anarchy, bomb-throwers, who want to shut down the House, shut down our government, take freedom & democracy from the majority, will their demands be met or not? McCarthy can only afford to lose 4 votes; he needs 218 ‘yes votes’. If they DO vote-in a Speaker in the next week or two, what do you want to bet that THEY can’t wait to shut down our government in March over raising the debt ceiling to bill our bills? The really bad part of this is: the disfunction that’s occurring now, is far less chaos & circus than what will be happening as soon as the Rethugs get their Speaker! Then their bogus investigations will begin, into the DOJ, FBI, IRS, Hunter, Jan 6th committee, and they’ve threatened to impeach Joe Biden! They’ve basically threatened more chaos & violence, and are urging the MAGGOTS on, in all their appearances & speeches. Homeland Security has warned that the U.S. remains in a heightened Domestic Terrorism threat environment; and the far-right, in govt positions, is still lying, stoking political violence, and seeking to cover-up for the participants of the Jan 6th Insurrection against our government. What can we do in 2023 to defuse the chaos? Maybe not give in to the terrorist element in society and in our government, and maybe stop voting for those of that mindset to serve in govt positions? Demand accountability, and bring to justice those who have harmed others.
Trish Forsyth Voss
Jan 5 2023
Can what’s broken be fixed?
On the eve of the two-year ‘anniversary’ of the Jan 6, 2021 attack on our citadel of Democracy, the far-right extemist-faction of the Rethug party in the House, finds some of the very rebels of the MAGA Jan 6th insurrection, have taken Kevin McCarthy and the House of Representatives hostage, demanding rule changes, positions on certain choice committees, pardons, or whatever else they feel they can extract from him under duress, meanwhile there is no Speaker of the House, no members-elect can be sworn in, and no work can be accomplished in the People’s House. This same rebel-faction has been shielded by McCarthy, who allowed them, AND voted with them, objecting to Arizona’s electoral results, attempting to overturn the true state electors on 1/6/21, as a mob, fueled by extreme MAGA-rhetoric, attacked our Capitol, trying to stop the electoral count from being certified, seeking to overturn Joseph Biden’s legitimate election, and who attempted to seize and kill certain House members. This 10% of members-elect extremists seek to takeover the power from the 90% of the Rethug party in the House for their own perverted aims. This is the third day of the republicans trying to elect Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House for the 118th Congress; nine ballots have been taken & counted, and McCarthy has failed nine times to win that nomination; he is not increasing in votes, but losing more with each round of votes. McCarthy is trying hard to appease the rebels, but they refuse to be satisfied with his promises, and McCarthy goes down again on the 9th vote! This hasn’t happened in over 100 years!
On the third day of the House trying to elect a Speaker, McCarthy’s name has been entered into the contest nine times, and nine times he’s failed to win the nomination! Because the republican conference in the House cannot agree on even this first step, electing a House Speaker. Several republican members-elect have stood, giving their nominating speeches, decrying how “this city, Washington, is broken; that Congress is broken; that THIS system is broken”, and how they were sent by their constituents to fix the problems (even though some of those members-elect gained their seats as a result of gerrymandered boundaries in their districts). The republicans have decried all the legislative successes of the Democrats in the past two years, as if every piece of legislation For The People was some terrible assault on the right! Every law that will help American families, workers, veterans, elders, women, LGBTQ+, even legislation for businesses advancing manufacturing of such goods as microprocessor chips now being made in America, instead of us relying on parts produced in Asia; it’s all slandered by the republicans. Legislation for lower health costs, lower drug prices, for clean energy, for the health of our very planet; it’s all ‘shite’ in the republican’s playbook. McCarthy garnered 201 votes for House Speaker, in the last few round of votes, with the exception of the ninth vote; he’s now down to 200 votes. For nine straight House votes over 3 days, the Democrats have been unified in voting unanimously for the honorable, Hakeem Jeffries, Brooklyn Congressman, House Minority Leader, for Speaker of the House for the 118th Congress; 212 votes, nine times, over 3 days! Feels like groundhog day, doesn’t it? It started out as a fascinating experience, but now it’s getting boring! How many more days will this continue, with members not being sworn in, and probably not being paid as long as this process takes, and no business being able to be transacted by the House? On Thursday, 1/5/23, at nearly 5 pm on Capitol Hill, Kevin McCarthy has been nominated for a tenth time; Hakeem Jeffries has been nominated for the tenth time; Byron Donalds (a 2nd term congressman from Florida) has been nominated for the 7th time, he received 13 votes in the 9th round. Kevin Hern (Ok) had been nominated in the 8th & 9th rounds, and received 2 votes, each round. Matt Gaetz nominated Donald Trump for Speaker in the last few rounds, who received 1 vote, from Gaetz.
In the tenth ballot, McCarthy loses again! The House will probably adjourn shortly, but they could go another round this evening. Disfunction, anarchy, bomb-throwers, who want to shut down the House, shut down our government, take freedom & democracy from the majority, will their demands be met or not? McCarthy can only afford to lose 4 votes; he needs 218 ‘yes votes’. If they DO vote-in a Speaker in the next week or two, what do you want to bet that THEY can’t wait to shut down our government in March over raising the debt ceiling to bill our bills? The really bad part of this is: the disfunction that’s occurring now, is far less chaos & circus than what will be happening as soon as the Rethugs get their Speaker! Then their bogus investigations will begin, into the DOJ, FBI, IRS, Hunter, Jan 6th committee, and they’ve threatened to impeach Joe Biden! They’ve basically threatened more chaos & violence, and are urging the MAGGOTS on, in all their appearances & speeches. Homeland Security has warned that the U.S. remains in a heightened Domestic Terrorism threat environment; and the far-right, in govt positions, is still lying, stoking political violence, and seeking to cover-up for the participants of the Jan 6th Insurrection against our government. What can we do in 2023 to defuse the chaos? Maybe not give in to the terrorist element in society and in our government, and maybe stop voting for those of that mindset to serve in govt positions? Demand accountability, and bring to justice those who have harmed others.
Trish Forsyth Voss
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