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submitted 8 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

Republicans have at long last elected a House speaker: Representative Mike Johnson, a fundamentalist Christian who was also once called a key “architect” in Congress’s efforts to overthrow the 2020 election.

Johnson finally secured the speaker’s gavel after Republican infighting left the House without a speaker for 22 days. He secured 220 votes.

Johnson is a four-term congressman representing Louisiana. His win also represents the rise of the MAGA front in the Republican Party. Earlier Wednesday morning, Donald Trump endorsed Johnson as House speaker—after quickly killing Mike Emmer’s nomination the day before.

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[-] orclev@lemmy.world 365 points 8 months ago

This next election is going to be an absolute shitshow. I guarantee they'll refuse to certify the election, and they'll try to hijack the electoral college (again).

[-] Atom@lemmy.world 105 points 8 months ago

The 119th Congress will be seated on January 3rd 2025 and the presidential election certification will be January 6th. So if the Dems win the majority in 2024, they won't have the power to deny certificatation outright. Though, I'm sure a minority will still object to every swing state like they did in 2020, just to draw it out.

[-] TwoGems@lemmy.world 66 points 8 months ago

Fascism just keeps coming back and we gotta stave it off again

[-] holiday@lemmy.world 33 points 8 months ago

Weeds needs trimming. Or in this case punching, stomping, and and a good old dick twist

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[-] Countess425@lemmy.world 96 points 8 months ago

I'm betting on this guy not lasting until November 2024 (not sure what the over/under is on November 17, 2023).

[-] orclev@lemmy.world 51 points 8 months ago

How do you think he'll get removed? It took them this long to agree on someone to elect, it seems unlikely enough of them would agree to remove him. They could maybe get the Democrats along with a small subset of Republicans to vote him out like the last time, but I'm not sure the Democrats would be up for that. Maybe if they wait until right before the election, but I can't imagine the GOP being dumb enough to oust the speaker right before elections happen (although that does raise the question of who certifies the election if there's no speaker. I'm assuming the speaker pro tem?).

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 42 points 8 months ago

Yeah, this is the guy the MAGAs could support. The little rebellion is over, and they got what they wanted.

[-] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 38 points 8 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
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[-] helenslunch@feddit.nl 30 points 8 months ago

What are the chances election denial just become the new norm indefinitely?

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[-] masquenox@lemmy.world 249 points 8 months ago

a fundamentalist Christian

Yeah... we just call them christofascists these days.

[-] argo_yamato@lemm.ee 88 points 8 months ago

I just call them Republicans means the same thing now

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[-] Addition@sh.itjust.works 44 points 8 months ago
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[-] thorbot@lemmy.world 148 points 8 months ago

“Breaking: Giant piece of shit selected by a bunch of other pieces of shit. Nation shocked”

[-] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago

"I'm shocked... SHOCKED... well, not really... not even a little." — Nation

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[-] TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works 109 points 8 months ago

This mf is third in line for the US presidency?

Please tell me I'm wrong. I hope I'm fucking wrong. Wtf America

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 90 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Please tell me I’m wrong. I hope I’m fucking wrong. Wtf America

Do you want the good news or the bad news first?

I'll start with the good news first

You're wrong. He's not third in line for the US presidency.

The bad news is

He's second. VP -> Speaker

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[-] agitatedpotato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 92 points 8 months ago

What do we call 200 people who sit together with 20 Fascists?

[-] Reptorian@lemmy.zip 48 points 8 months ago
  1. Nazis
  2. Republicans

They're the same.

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[-] Conyak@lemmy.tf 90 points 8 months ago

Is this a surprise to anyone? It’s not like the pool of candidates had anyone worth a damn anyway.

[-] UnspecificGravity@lemmings.world 45 points 8 months ago

Right? It was ALWAYS going to be someone like this because it was always going to be a Republican. This is what voting for Republican's means. You get whacko assholes in charge.

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[-] helenslunch@feddit.nl 82 points 8 months ago

Election liar*

"Denier" implies they actually believe this nonsense. But they know full well it is, as Bill Barr put it, "bullshit".

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[-] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 72 points 8 months ago

For those who are concerned, no, he's not going to be able to run a far-right agenda (but he might try! 🍿) Anything that he could get through the house is likely to die in the Senate, and even then Biden wouldn't sign it.

That said, there is some scary bi-partisan shit that might get passed. There are at least two keep internet porn from kids laws that are really about don't say "gay" on the internet But both parties really don't like the public being able to freely deliberate and opine about how our government officials conduct themselves.

What we can expect is more of the Greatest Show on Earth. Republican infighting and stupid shenanigans should continue unabated. Republican representatives will provide plenty of campaigning content for their Democratic rivals running against them in 2024.

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[-] Nougat@kbin.social 71 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

His opening statement as Speaker explicitly denigrates atheists.

Edit: So glad to see that the Speaker of the "People's House" as he so much likes to call it decided it would be a good idea to use his first speech as that Speaker to shit on some of those People.

Fucking fascists.

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[-] raynethackery@lemmy.world 69 points 8 months ago

The Secret Service needs to keep President Biden and VP Harris far apart from each other. We can't afford to have this man become President.

[-] EvacuateSoul@lemmy.world 32 points 8 months ago

Alternatively, if they must be together, bring the Speaker as well.

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[-] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 55 points 8 months ago

He's a fundamentalist is he? I'm sure there are no tenets of Christianity, not a one, that he violates.

[-] TheTimeKnife@lemmy.world 50 points 8 months ago

Not remotely surprising the Republicans compromised on the lowest common denominator.

[-] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 41 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Makes you wonder what their problem with Gym Jorden was. Must be behind on his cock sucking duties.

[-] AdamHenry@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Seriously. This is like how when Donald Trump was able to turn a war criminal into a kitty painting artiste that the country now has nostalgia for. It's absolutely insane that now Gym looks good on oaper.

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[-] badelf@lemmy.ml 39 points 8 months ago

He said "Guns don't shoot people; teaching evolution shoots people."

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[-] shiroininja@lemmy.world 38 points 8 months ago

Evangelicals are sleeping with the devil to do the lords work

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[-] UnspecificGravity@lemmings.world 36 points 8 months ago

It is a Republican majority, it was never NOT going to be that. This is the person that that they are, even marginally reasonable humans are VASTLY in the minority of the GOP.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 35 points 8 months ago

Let’s get this gummit shutdown underway.

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[-] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 34 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

When McCarthy was removed, I thought it was a mistake for Democrats not to support him. Now this new guy does seem worse. I guess we'll know soon enough, when it's time to avert a shutdown again.

[-] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 40 points 8 months ago

Why would the Democrats support someone who went back on almost everything he told them he'd stand for? "But the new guy will be worse" when someone shows you who they are, Believe them.

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[-] Pratai@lemmy.ca 32 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I’d expect no less from those that represent the coward half of our country.

[-] kWazt@lemmy.world 22 points 8 months ago

"Half" makes it sound like 50% of the US population are cowards. I'm European, so I'll make fun all day for shits and giggles, but even I know there's not that many cowards in the US.

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[-] hurricane@lemmy.world 31 points 8 months ago

The worst of the worst, exactly what the GOP were holding out for.

[-] TheJims@lemmy.world 28 points 8 months ago

Republicans will always elect the worst possible candidate

[-] thesprongler@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago

I give him 26 Emmers before he drops out.

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[-] ThrowawayInTheYear23@lemmy.world 23 points 8 months ago

To butcher Trump quote - "When Louisiana sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.”

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