In exchange for backing a relatively moderate Republican such as Fred Upton or David Joyce as speaker, Democrats should demand they get equal seats on committees
‘Over the past two days Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy of California lost six votes for the top job, because the extreme Maga rightwing won’t support him.’‘Over the past two days Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy of California lost six votes for the top job, because the extreme Maga rightwing won’t support him.’Last modified on Thu 5 Jan 2023 15.09 GMTbegan their third day supposedly in control of the House of Representatives but without a speaker – which means the House cannot function.
Does this mean the rest of us have to sit back and allow a tiny minority of extreme rightwing Maga House Republicans controlled by Donald Trump to hijack congressional Republicans, who in turn will hijack the entire House, and thereby hijack much of Congress?and the few remaining “moderate” Republicans should take it: come together to make someone like Michigan’s moderate Republican Fred Upton or Ohio’s David Joyce the speaker of the House.
Upton would be a good speaker but Joyce would probably be more acceptable to most current Republican representatives, even though the extremist Maga Republicans won’t have anything to do with him. Joyce is hardly a progressive. During Trump’s presidency, he voted in line with Trump’s stated position 91.8% of the time. And he voted against impeaching Trump for his role in the January 6 insurrection.brief that tried to overturn the results of the presidential election. He was also one of the few Republican House members who didSince Biden became president, Joyce has voted in line with Biden’s positions over 30% of the time.
Given that the likeliest alternative will be a Speaker Kevin McCarthy beholden to the extreme Magas, either Upton or Joyce should be elected speaker
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