Rep. Margarine Taylor Green R-GA is named as “speaker pro tempore” - is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer. The phrase pro tempore is Latin "for the time being".

#MTG #ushousespeaker #GOPscum

Poor leadership by McCarthy for the post of speakership. He has drag his party through this drama. A higher person would have either passed over the leadership mantle to someone else or would have made a deal with the democrats to keep the higher goal of public service.
He keeps repeating 'How we finish matters'. Well Mr. McCarthy, I can predict how it will end. Quote from Eliot's poem,
'This is the way the world ends,
Not with a bang but a whimper.'
#mccarthy #USHouseSpeaker

Poor leadership by McCarthy for the post of speakership. He has drag his party through this drama. A higher person would have either passed over the leadership mantle to someone else or would have made a deal with the democrats. He keeps repeating 'How we finish matters'. Well Mr. McCarthy, I can predict how it will end. I quote Eliot's poem,
"This is the way the world ends,
Not with a bang but a whimper." #mccarthy #USHouseSpeaker

So if a #USHouseOfRepresentatives vote for #USHouseSpeaker goes through and they can actually get down to business, what's the over/under on business days before the first #MotionToVacate under the new rules? Zero days, or one?

Good Cspan convo w/ Rep Brad Sherman (D-CA, 30 min video, 1/6/2023) about US house speaker vote. What’s happening? What’s at stake? What might happen?

https://www.c-span.org/video/?525105-5/washington-journal-rep-elect-brad-sherman-d-ca-discusses-house-speaker-election-amp-priorities

#UShouse #USHouseSpeaker

TEN FAILED BALLOTS?!! I can't even. #republican'ts #America #ushousespeaker How does this movie end? 🍿

It's official: the US House of Representatives has regressed to pre Civil War levels of disunity. A tenth vote for Speaker has commenced; the last time we had to have that many ballots was in 1859.
#uspolitics #USHouseOfRepresentatives #ushousespeaker

If the tables were turned, at this point the Republicans would be demanding a rule change to allow the Speaker to be elected by simple majority.
#USHouseSpeaker

Good update from Emily Wilkins, a Reporter at Bloomberg, about #USHouseSpeaker votes & negotiations on @cspanwj@twitter : https://www.c-span.org/video/?525104-103/washington-journal-emily-wilkins-discusses-latest-house-speaker-election

🇬🇧 The House has elected a Speaker 127 times since 1789. In the modern era, the Speaker is elected at the beginning of the new Congress by a majority of the Representatives-elect from candidates separately chosen by the majority- and minority-party caucuses. In cases of an unexpected vacancy during a Congress a new Speaker is elected by a majority of the House from candidates previously chosen by the majority and minority parties.
There have been 14 instances of Speaker elections requiring multiple ballots (the records for the 2nd Congress, 1791–1793, are inconclusive, and the House has filled vacancies in the Speakership three times using a resolution). Thirteen of 14 multiple-ballot elections occurred before the Civil War, when party divisions were more nebulous. The last time a Speaker election required two or more votes on the floor happened in 1923.

🇵🇹 A Câmara dos Representantes dos 🇺🇸 elegeu um presidente 127 vezes desde 1789, o presidente é eleito no início do novo mandato da Câmara dos Representantes dos 🇺🇸 pela maioria dos representantes eleitos de candidatos escolhidos separadamente pelas bancadas dos partidos majoritários e minoritários. Em caso de vacatura inesperada durante o mandato, um novo presidente é eleito pela maioria da Câmara dentre os candidatos previamente escolhidos pelos partidos majoritários e minoritários.
Houve 14 votações de eleições para Presidente da Câmara dos Representantes dos 🇺🇸 em que se exigiu mais que uma votação (os registros para o 2º Mandato da Câmara dos Representantes dos 🇺🇸, entre 1791–1793, foram inconclusivos e a Câmara preencheu vagas no cargo de presidente três vezes usando um "Voto por resolução"). Treze das 14 votações de voto múltiplo ocorreram antes da Guerra Civil, quando as divisões partidárias eram mais nebulosas. A última vez que uma eleição para presidente exigiu dois ou mais votos no plenário aconteceu em 1923.

In: https://history.house.gov/People/Office/Speakers-Multiple-Ballots/

#uspolitics #politicados🇺🇸 #ushousespeaker #presidentedacamaradosrepresentantes #swamp #pantano

Vote for US House Speaker

1st Round:

212 for Jeffries (D)
203 for McCarthy (R)
10 for Biggs (R)
9 for Other GOP Reps.

2nd Round:

212 for Jeffries (D)
203 for McCarthy (R)
19 for Jordan (R)

3rd Round:

212 for Jeffries (D)
202 for McCarthy (R)
20 for Jordan (R)

4th Round:

212 for Jeffries (D)
201 for McCarthy (R)
20 for Donalds (R)
1 "present" vote (GOP Rep. Victoria Spartz of Indiana)

5th Round:

212 for Jeffries (D)
201 for McCarthy (R)
20 for Donalds (R)

#ushousespeaker #uspolitcs #insanity

Did I just hear that right? Lauren Boebert called out Donald Trump in her speech and told him and #mccarthy they don't have the votes and it's time to yield #ushousespeaker #ushouseofrepresentatives #gqp #gop #democrat #learningthelaw

I'm sitting here watching the vote for #SpeakeroftheHouse. #MTG looks so defeated. I think that when the #USSenate returns, they need to pick the new #USHouseSpeaker, as the House will still be voting as to whom it should be.

Given the shenanigans and drama underway in the election of a speaker in the US House of Representatives, this is a fascinating read....133 ballots and two months to reach agreement! #USHouseSpeaker #History

https://history.house.gov/Historical-Highlights/1851-1900/The-longest-and-most-contentious-Speaker-election-in-its-history/

McCarthy remains in race for U.S. House speaker amid opposition

#McCarthy #USHouseSpeaker #NoSpeaker

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Dan Crenshaw (R, #NRA) of all people:

"They’ve calculated that people will see them as these noble freedom fighters fighting for a cause. They can’t seem to say what the cause is. That makes them look pretty f---ing stupid,” he said. “And they are pretty f---ing stupid.”

#ushouse #ushousespeaker #gop #republicans

My old Congresman: "U.S. Rep. Chip Roy emerges as key GOP agitator in U.S. House speaker fight: Roy has been vocal in his dissatisfaction with Republican leadership in both the House and Senate. He is playing a key role in the challenge to Republican speaker hopeful Kevin McCarthy." Another good article, @texastribune : https://www.texastribune.org/2023/01/03/chip-roy-us-house-speaker-kevin-mccarthy/ . Want to know what's going in Texas government? The Texas Trib is the place to go!

#UShouse #USHouseSpeaker

In his quest to be House speaker, #Republican #KevinMcCarthy could become the first nominee in 100 years who's unable to win the job on a first-round floor vote. There's a real prospect of a messy floor fight on Day One of the new Congress early next month.

#USHouseSpeaker #GOP
https://apnews.com/article/politics-kevin-mccarthy-bakersfield-af3c403b3cbd4cc26940718f55fb4d55