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Kevin McCarthy loses 6th vote for Speaker

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Kevin McCarthy loses 6th vote for Speaker
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RE: Kevin McCarthy loses 6th vote for Speaker
January 6, 2023 at 3:31 pm
It occurred to me that even if a third party managed to edge its way to receiving sufficient popular votes, it would be dead in the water trying to make headway in the House.
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RE: Kevin McCarthy loses 6th vote for Speaker
January 6, 2023 at 4:04 pm
(January 6, 2023 at 3:13 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote: strictly speaking, last time is was armed insurrection.  this time it is just to ensure insurrection has no consequences for the ring leader in chief so hopefully similar insurrection can be tried and again and maybe succeed next time.

not quite the same thing.

I realize that.  Simply noting the date and that all eyes are on Washington again.
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RE: Kevin McCarthy loses 6th vote for Speaker
January 6, 2023 at 4:24 pm
13th vote fails.
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RE: Kevin McCarthy loses 6th vote for Speaker
January 6, 2023 at 5:31 pm
You know what at this point Rudy Giuliani may have had a point when he said " Let's have trial by combat!" As long as it's non-lethal..... Dodgy
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RE: Kevin McCarthy loses 6th vote for Speaker
January 6, 2023 at 5:37 pm
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How Canada handled installing our current house speaker 


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How i fear America may handle their next speaker.
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RE: Kevin McCarthy loses 6th vote for Speaker
January 6, 2023 at 6:14 pm (This post was last modified: January 6, 2023 at 6:15 pm by Anomalocaris.)
(January 6, 2023 at 5:31 pm)Helios Wrote: You know what at this point Rudy Giuliani may have had a point when he said " Let's have trial by combat!" As long as it's non-lethal..... Dodgy

nonsense.   trial by combat for selection of republican speaker of the house should always be to the death.  afterwards the winner will be executed, and taking inspiration from trump’s good buddy Kim Jong Un, the mode of execution should be anti-aircraft gun.
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RE: Kevin McCarthy loses 6th vote for Speaker
January 6, 2023 at 7:01 pm
(January 6, 2023 at 6:14 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote:
(January 6, 2023 at 5:31 pm)Helios Wrote: You know what at this point Rudy Giuliani may have had a point when he said " Let's have trial by combat!" As long as it's non-lethal..... Dodgy

nonsense.   trial by combat for selection of republican speaker of the house should always be to the death.  afterwards the winner will be executed, and taking inspiration from trump’s good buddy Kim Jong Un, the mode of execution should be anti-aircraft gun.

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RE: Kevin McCarthy loses 6th vote for Speaker
January 7, 2023 at 12:35 am
All McCarthy needs is one more defector for this horseshit to stop.
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RE: Kevin McCarthy loses 6th vote for Speaker
January 7, 2023 at 1:05 am
It was fun while it lasted:

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RE: Kevin McCarthy loses 6th vote for Speaker
January 7, 2023 at 1:38 am
And it looks like he’s finally been elected on the 15th vote. And to think that all it took was getting the six stragglers to just vote “present.”
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