As this Morning Digest makes clear, with a 217–215 split Speaker Mike Johnson cannot afford even a single defection! Unlike the Senate, there is no tie-breaker in the House – and according to House rules, in the case of a tie vote, the question before the chamber "shall be lost".
Good luck to Johnson herding his flock of MAGA sheep and ot…
As this Morning Digest makes clear, with a 217–215 split Speaker Mike Johnson cannot afford even a single defection! Unlike the Senate, there is no tie-breaker in the House – and according to House rules, in the case of a tie vote, the question before the chamber "shall be lost".
Good luck to Johnson herding his flock of MAGA sheep and other critters! I jest, of course… For I am sincerely looking forward to lots of outright lost votes as well as tied-and-thus-lost votes in the House, decisively slowing down Trump’s legislative agenda, creating huge frustration for Agent Orange, and hopefully triggering high blood pressure well above safe levels.
Which means once again Leader Jeffries has to have the opposition in solid form (so far, Democratic unity has been remarkable; Jeffries nickname should be 'The Catherder' imo)
As this Morning Digest makes clear, with a 217–215 split Speaker Mike Johnson cannot afford even a single defection! Unlike the Senate, there is no tie-breaker in the House – and according to House rules, in the case of a tie vote, the question before the chamber "shall be lost".
Good luck to Johnson herding his flock of MAGA sheep and other critters! I jest, of course… For I am sincerely looking forward to lots of outright lost votes as well as tied-and-thus-lost votes in the House, decisively slowing down Trump’s legislative agenda, creating huge frustration for Agent Orange, and hopefully triggering high blood pressure well above safe levels.
There's a number of "no on principle" types in the caucus. Thomas Massie in particular comes to mind.
Depending on the issue, such as free speech, yes.
The House will have to follow the Senate's lead per usual, because it's shown repeatedly they are unable to even craft legislation let alone pass it.
That all said, I think Trump in the face of Congressional impasse will just pull a Yoon Suk Yeol and try to ram his policies sans any Congress.
…and on another front, rather than legislating, Trump may well try to simply accelerate the insolvency of the Social Security Fund.
Which means once again Leader Jeffries has to have the opposition in solid form (so far, Democratic unity has been remarkable; Jeffries nickname should be 'The Catherder' imo)
I would love to be a fly on the wall during Hakeem’s mentoring sessions with Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi.