Johnson has served as speaker of the House for five months. It wasn't immediately clear how the House would respond to the motion.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has filed a motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, three sources with knowledge of the move told NBC News, doing so just as the House voted to avoid a government shutdown.

Johnson, R-La., has served as speaker for five months, having taken over for Kevin McCarthy who was ousted from the top job under a similar process.

  • wjrii@lemmy.worldEnglish
    110·
    9 months ago

    At what point do a few Republicans not running for re-election just say “Fuck it” and vote for Hakeem Jeffries? The margin is down to what, three flips? McCarthy being so thirsty for the job that he let them change the rules has fucked them over, because Ted Cruz et al made government shutdowns and other refusals to do routine shit such a losing national issue for the GOP that once in the job, even Christian-Nationalist ideologues like Johnson have to “betray the principles” of idiots like MTG, Gaetz, and Boebert.

    • gregorum@lemm.eeEnglish
      431·
      9 months ago

      What principles? Oh yeah, vaping and giving handies at kids’ shows and throwing tantrums in The House while doing absolutely nothing resembling their actual jobs.

      • Jaysyn@kbin.social
        34·
        9 months ago

        Don’t forget MTG is a lying, homewrecking, unfaithful PoS. Just like her golden idol, Trump.

        They aren’t sending the best people, folks.

      • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
        111·
        9 months ago

        There are plenty of Blue state GOPs. I can see someone giving a speech along these lines; Things have gotten out of hand. It’s time to cooperate with the other Party. You know me, and that I am a strong Reagan Republican. Reagan worked with Tip O’Neil and we beat the Soviets.

        • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          9 months ago

          There are plenty of Blue state GOPs.

          Marjorie Taylor Greene is one of them (if you don’t believe me, check the Senate and the 2020 Presidential election results), but that doesn’t stop her district from being deeply blood-red-batshit-insane.

          • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
            2·
            9 months ago

            Thank Sarah Palin for the new political track. Back in the day, a losing pol could only go home or become a lobbyist. Now they can become media darlings. MGT will be flogging her wares for decades, in or out of office.

      • SeaJ@lemm.ee
        8·
        9 months ago

        Wouldn’t really say that Beetlejuice the Musical is directed at kids but everything else is spot on. They talk about orgies and suicide in it.

        • gregorum@lemm.eeEnglish
          7·
          9 months ago

          It was both of them, especially the clown show on the floor of the house

    • sygnius@lemmy.worldEnglish
      244·
      9 months ago

      Because of the rule change, it’s going to fuck over Dems too when they take over Speaker of the House. Reps are just going to oust every single Dem elected to the position every single day. All they need is one vote to challenge the Speaker. I really hope they nullify the rule.

      • Fapper_McFapper@lemmy.world
        50·
        9 months ago

        I don’t think those are House rules. Those are the rules they made for themselves. Democrats don’t have to abide by this. That’s my understanding at the moment. Feel free to correct me.

        • festus@lemmy.caEnglish
          451·
          9 months ago

          I think they are house rules, but a majority of Congress can changes those rules at any time. So if Democrats take the house they can just reverse it as part of installing a new speaker.

        • meco03211@lemmy.world
          14·
          9 months ago

          Pretty sure those are house rules. I think they are agreed upon at the beginning of every session of congress. They can likely be changed with a simple majority but the handful of fucking-batshit-insane GOP don’t want to give up that power. I can’t imagine Dems just holding onto that rule when it should just be an essay easy vote to revert back to what it was.

          • Fapper_McFapper@lemmy.world
            10·
            9 months ago

            Thank you! I agree, I don’t think Dems would keep that rule. Which kind of makes it only for republicans. But now I understand that they are in fact House rules that would need to be changed. Thanks again bro/sis!

        • stoly@lemmy.world
          9·
          9 months ago

          They do. The Constitution says that each chamber makes its own rules. Whoever is in power can do pretty much whatever they like. Usually they write sensible rules to avoid a pendulum swing each time power changes hands.

      • hansl@lemmy.world
        23·
        9 months ago

        The just plain wrong. When you vote for speaker you also vote the rules in. Dems will not vote for the same set of rules and likely go back to a traditional and more sane set of rules.

      • Jaysyn@kbin.social
        5·
        9 months ago

        Only the majority party has that power & that rule will go bye bye immediately after the Democrats take that chamber back.