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Oct. 3rd, 2023 02:43 pmFundamentally, MAGA can't govern.
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In retrospect the die may have been cast at the start of this Congress when Mr. McCarthy conceded to a rule that any single Member could offer a motion to vacate his chair. He may have had no choice to win the job, and he did so assuming at least some goodwill among his critics. The reality is that they were always lying in wait to strike.
We refer to Reps. Matt Gaetz, Nancy Mace, Eli Crane, Andy Biggs, Matt Rosendale, Bob Good, Tim Burchett and Ken Buck. They united with Democrats to topple a Republican Speaker without a plan, a replacement, or even a policy goal in mind. Four percent of the Republican conference trumped the 96% who supported the Speaker.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/kevin-mccarthy-removed-as-speaker-house-motion-to-vacate-eight-republicans-gop-matt-gaetz-5fb0e1c2