Democrats Could Take Control As House Republican Threatens To Force Vote To Oust John Boehner

[DonViejo]

House Republican Mark Meadows (NC) is threatening to force a vote to oust Speaker Boehner. The result of this move would be a virtual voluntary surrender of power as Democrats would hold all of the cards in determining John Boehner’s fate.

According to The Daily Signal (News arm of The Heritage Foundation), Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) renewed his threat to oust the Speaker of the House:

Indeed, when Congress returns from its six-week summer recess, Meadows warned he may take it a step further.

Meadows says if leadership’s tactics don’t change to his liking, he—or another supportive lawmaker—could refile the motion from “non-privileged to “privileged,” forcing a vote within two legislative days.

Meadows insists that Boehner would need to depend on Democrats to keep his speakership—he says there are “many more” than 29 Republicans who would vote to strip the speaker of his gavel (for comparison, 25 lawmakers did not vote to re-elect Boehner as speaker in January).

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[merrily]

1. Yeah, I'm not sure that's control of the House.

[Renew Deal]

2. But would Boehners supporters allow the Democrats to save him?

They might abandon him if it comes to that.

[Gothmog]

3. If the GOP falls apart in this fight, the Pelosi will be in the drivers seat

Boehner and the sane House Republicans will need her to keep the government running

[Babel_17]

4. No Republican will vote for a Democrat as Speaker

Well, no Republican who wants to be re-elected. The upside for us is if Boehner keeps his job due to Democratic votes. He might decide to rethink how allows votes to come to the floor.

But Republicans might then later try again, and then succeed, to get rid of Boehner. We might end with a Speaker who will allow some grandly theatrical performances from the House, or possibly instead just a grim loyalist who locks down the House.

Either way, it would present an opportunity for our side.

[pampango]

5. Isn't the taste of Tea (Party) in the morning a great thing! Of course the sad part is

that they want to oust Boehner because he is not big enough RW a--hole. They want a bigger one.

One can only hope that the tea party will shoot itself in the foot on this one.

[Johonny]

6. John Boehner has saved these idiots from looking like bigger fools time and time again

I shutter to think how the house would function without him.