This is only the beginning. The fight is far from over. We need to keep pushing at all levels.

I’ve already agreed that the current leader failed on an important issue. But those things you listed all matter very much actually.

The failure from Democrats pisses me off too and I hope to see somebody else as Speaker than Jeffries.

But in the end it was functionally irrelevant to the vote. There were also Republicans held up for the same reason as Democrats, and if they had all voted it still would have failed. Johnson would have extended the vote because he’s still Speaker and the Republicans still have control of the House.

This was just a mic drop by Massie on his way out. We were always going to have to wait until January for meaningful things to start happening.

Massie continues to stick to his guns and I’ll give him that.

The reason to wait is that if the administration sees enough public pressure then Trump could fire cabinet members and potentially squeeze in a replacement while he still has the Senate. We want any removals to happen after January when Democrats will have control of the confirmation.

Yeah, and turns out they didn’t.

I think people are getting a little too up in arms about this whole thing. This is still the 119th Congress, the same one we’ve had for two years. Impeachment was always a long shot until the 120th is seated.

I actually don’t like that move by Massie because if there’s enough public pressure against a cabinet member then Trump may be inclined to fire them and get a replacement in while he still potentially has the votes to confirm them. That would end in January.

But they could potentially be fired and replaced before the new Congress is seated, which we wouldn’t want.

That’s why it would be advantageous to wait until January to impeach and remove any cabinet members.

She’s in the House, not the Senate. She can neither run nor vote for majority leader, and she has already said she can’t/won’t run for Speaker.

I don’t think she would be a particularly good Speaker of the House anyway. I like her, but that role is not her political strength.

The first and biggest hurdle is that you need people who are not only able but willing to do the job. Not many people want it.

Well, a Republican is kicking off impeachment proceedings this week.

But you may be misunderstanding why they’re mad.

The executive branch enforces laws, the judicial branch interprets them.

The ship has been going down and the rats have already been starting to leave. Now watch the rest gtfo quickly as she takes her final plunge.

Down ballot races matter! Elections have consequences!

This dude was already a deputy chief of staff and was the brains behind a lot of the Trump administration’s unpopular policies. I wouldn’t be too scared of him getting a token promotion.

They understand what they’re voting for. It’s outsiders looking in who don’t understand their interests.

Their primary interest is cultural supremacy. Economy and everything else come second.

Well I guess they want us to win in 2028 too 🤷

No, that happened far too close to the midterms to move the needle meaningfully. People here have just been so sick of the Trump administration and GOP policy for so long that it was enough to cause the blue wave.

Because nobody cares about change.org petitions except the people who sign them.