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30. Speaker Johnson can't hold his own member without dribbling down his leg

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Jul 5, 2026, 08:34 PM

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Let alone 218 Republican House members infighting and in disarray.

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Speaker Johnson says House will pass Trump's voter ID bill through arduous process after GOP revolt [View all] BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago OP

Archive link: littlemissmartypants 16 hrs ago #1

by the time they pass this it will be too late get the documents rampartd 16 hrs ago #2

It'll have to get 60 votes in the Senate first. sinkingfeeling 16 hrs ago #6

maybe. rampartd 16 hrs ago #7

It will never get 60 votes in the Senate. ananda 16 hrs ago #9

They're going to do it via reconciliation... regnaD kciN 16 hrs ago #13

I thought reconciliation was for budgets. ananda 15 hrs ago #14

The GQP will stoop as low as necessary to retain power groundloop 13 hrs ago #27

It is. wnylib 13 hrs ago #28

That is my understanding too Nictuku 13 hrs ago #29

this can't go to reconciliation. that's already been floated but it doesn't apply here. nt Javaman 15 hrs ago #16

SAVE was already ruled out for reconciliation a month ago by the Parliamentarian BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #17

Trump has been telling them to ignore the Parliamentarian. hedda_foil 14 hrs ago #18

And Thune knows what will happen if they kill the filibuster - and they don't have enough votes to do that anyway BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #20

a wandering bullet dave99 11 hrs ago #33

he won't live that long nt orleans 10 hrs ago #36

Can Republicans count on their new best bud Fetterman to help them out? Bengus81 14 hrs ago #19

100% sure about that bluestarone 13 hrs ago #26

If they can't do it before the midterms, it will never happen. Baitball Blogger 16 hrs ago #11

No it won't Wiz Imp 9 hrs ago #37

Not if they get it it on a budget bill Miguelito Loveless 14 hrs ago #21

It was already ruled as a violation of the Byrd Rule last month BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago #23

Agreed, but Miguelito Loveless 22 min ago #46

Can't be included in reconcilliation. Violates the rules. Wiz Imp 9 hrs ago #38

Rules seem to be optional Miguelito Loveless 23 min ago #45

Not if he can get it in a budget reconciliation process karynnj 13 hrs ago #22

It was already smacked down by the Parliamentarian last month BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago #24

Yes it was. I should have said that. karynnj 13 hrs ago #25

He's only doing this to shut whiny Luna up BumRushDaShow 12 hrs ago #31

The fucking media isn't even talking about anything but the photo ID. They are normalizing this shit. Karasu 16 hrs ago #8

When you video on Media bosses, they say nothing dave99 11 hrs ago #35

Remember when the House was created to express the will of their constituents and not that of party or president? sinkingfeeling 16 hrs ago #3

Such an exercise in futility Fiendish Thingy 16 hrs ago #4

I hate these monsters UpInArms 16 hrs ago #5

What a Ridiculous Waste of Time Trumpdumper 16 hrs ago #10

How is it possible to pass this in the house when there are so many rogue Republican legislators. Baitball Blogger 16 hrs ago #12

And what does voter id have to do with the budget? Sneederbunk 15 hrs ago #15

Speaker Johnson can't hold his own member without dribbling down his leg Xipe Totec 12 hrs ago #30

He looks like an unpopular school kid trying to be popular. But only has a few sycophants . C Moon 9 hrs ago #39

He's bluffing. He has nothing. Martin68 11 hrs ago #32

if 6 Republican Senators drop dead and 19 Republican Representatives ? dave99 11 hrs ago #34

Mikey J: "We'll come back, gather everybody together...." area51 9 hrs ago #40

He claims he's their protector Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 8 hrs ago #41

Not a budget item so cannot use reconciliation process. And the Senate won't do it. Ford_Prefect 7 hrs ago #42

Johnson is just putting on a show for fans BaronChocula 5 hrs ago #43

Will Johnson ever face Justice? purr-rat beauty 56 min ago #44