this post was submitted on 02 Oct 2023
5 points (100.0% liked)

Politics

10162 readers
33 users here now

In-depth political discussion from around the world; if it's a political happening, you can post it here.


Guidelines for submissions:

These guidelines will be enforced on a know-it-when-I-see-it basis.


Subcommunities on Beehaw:


This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
top 11 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

He’s doing this because he wants attention.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

100% I hope McCarthy punches him though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Gaetz has literally the most punchable face possible. Dude is a cartoon villain.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Time to release the findings of the Congressional ethics probe into Gaetz.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I mean, he is just asking for it now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

As well as the gay sex tapes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yes, eat each other you cowards.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They eating each other actually helps Putin by delaying and possibly removing Ukraine aids.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

There’s almost no chance McCarthy gets removed.

Gaetz assumes Dems are going to vote to remove, when they will in all likelihood simply vote present.

Let the Republicans implode, but Gaetz’s gambit is a dangerous one since he doesn’t have full support of the majority.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Aaand, he got removed

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

but Gaetz’s gambit is a dangerous one

Is it that dangerous? What are the consequences to him if the vote fails to oust McCarthy? He's on the Armed Services and Judiciary committees. Will he be removed from those? Will he expelled from the House GOP caucus? He's more or less already uncontrollable, so what's the point? And with the GOP's razor thin majority, the GOP can't afford to lose members.

Right now, Gaetz has a high profile. Even if the vote fails, he won't be shutting up or muzzled anytime soon.