A series of events in the past few weeks has undercut what little power Johnson ever had among his fellow Republicans in the House. GOP representatives – the group that he theoretically leads – are so angry that they publicly call him names. Republicans are using parliamentary procedures to get votes on bills that Johnson doesn’t want to bring to the floor.

Incumbents panicking over the potential to lose their seats, in a Democratic landslide, are blaming Johnson for their problems. He has to make promises he must know he can’t keep to get bills passed. And Donald Trump is doing nothing to help Johnson in his time of need.

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[–] 61 points 10 months ago (11 children)

Maybe Trump's plan is to eject Johnson, get Republicans in the House to elect him to be Speaker, hold both positions at the same time (because who's gonna tell him he can't? His handpicked Supreme Court?), then simply refuse to acknowledge the results of the election if it goes South for him.

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  • [–] 34 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Fuck it, does the constitution say you have to be a different person from the vice president? Might as well go for the trifecta

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  • [–] 10 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Please someone give me a reason he can't nominate himself to the Supreme Court if a seat is vacant.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    I feel like Huey P. Long did something very similar to this. We'll see how it all plays out for the president.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    There's precedent that says nobody can hold two elected offices at the same time. Does that apply to the speakrship?

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  • [–] 16 points 10 months ago* (2 children)

    Precedent? What’s that? I think Donald John Trump just nominated himself to the Supreme Court and the Senate is slated to approve it.

    What’s that you say? They can’t do that? Well Chief Justice Trump says it’s constitutional.

    Edit: On a serious note, Speaker is not an elected position. IIRC it’s all made up and the House can choose however they want, including games of chance.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (1 child)

    It is literally elected but ok

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  • [–] 8 points 10 months ago

    It’s chosen by the members of the house, however they see fit. Majority vote by members is just how they chose to do it:

    “Clause 5 Impeachment The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.”

    It is not an election by the people

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