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TexasTowelie

(118,194 posts) Fri Jan 3, 2025, 11:57 AM Jan 3

Live: Election of House Speaker amid major uncertainty - Brian Tyler Cohen

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Brian started the livestream at 11:26 A.M. while the House convenes at noon (a few minutes from now).

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Live: Election of House Speaker amid major uncertainty - Brian Tyler Cohen (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 3 OP

02/03/2025 @12:47 EST the BS and lies begin with the nomination of "Holy" MJ for speaker. usaf-vet Jan 3 #1

Thanks for the update. TexasTowelie Jan 3 #2

Update: Johnson did not gain enough votes to win the speakership on the first ballot. TexasTowelie Jan 3 #3

The republicans will claim he did win on the 1st ballot. But not with a clean 218 he needed. It took roughly one hour... usaf-vet Jan 3 #4

usaf-vet

(7,146 posts)

1. 02/03/2025 @12:47 EST the BS and lies begin with the nomination of "Holy" MJ for speaker.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2025, 12:49 PM

Jan 3

TexasTowelie

(118,194 posts)

2. Thanks for the update.

Reply to usaf-vet (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 3, 2025, 12:55 PM

Jan 3

I posted the setup time so that members can determine how much can be skipped which looks like 1.5 hours at this point.

TexasTowelie

(118,194 posts)

3. Update: Johnson did not gain enough votes to win the speakership on the first ballot.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2025, 01:50 PM

Jan 3

Johnson 216
Jefferies 215
Others 3

usaf-vet

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4. The republicans will claim he did win on the 1st ballot. But not with a clean 218 he needed. It took roughly one hour...

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 3, 2025, 03:34 PM

Jan 3

... and twenty minutes of huddling on the floor and closed-door maneuvering to decide what to do. It took more than an hour for them to decide because the voting was still open because the gavel was not lower to end the voting. The three votes from the first round could then change their votes, which two did—after agreeing to do so behind closed doors before publically announcing their votes.

The Congressional record should have an asterisk on the entry detailing the post-vote maneuvering to gather the 218 votes needed.

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