Much of what the House does wouldn’t be missed. But you can’t keep the government running or address emergencies without someone being in charge.
    • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      1 year ago

      Well, not voting for a pedo enabler for Speaker gets you evicted, so there’s that…

      • creamed_eels@toast.ooo
        112·
        1 year ago

        Not that it’s not believable that this could happen, because it is, but did he give any proof or is he just assuming and talking out his ass like republican do? The article I read just quoted him saying that as if it were an indisputable fact.

  • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
    694·
    1 year ago

    The only absolute deadline is the end of this Congress in early January of 2025. You have to figure, however, that a leaderless House Republican team would not fare well in the 2024 elections.

    I would not make that assumption. Republicans are doing exactly what their base, fueled by Right-wing media, want them to: absolutely nothing. The government that governs best governs least!

    After a few months with no Speaker (including a shutdown), they will finally be able to drown the Federal Government in their bathtub. While they may lose their majority in the event of a prolonged shutdown, I doubt they lose more than 10 or 15 seats total.

    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
      17·
      1 year ago

      That 10 or 15 seats is more than enough to give a majority to democrats.

      Then you have to worry about the senate becoming less contested, as well, and what that’s going to do to the Biden/trump rematch.

    • Nollij@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      The GOP lost its majority (of votes/voters of the general populace) a long time ago. The only reason they have power right now is due to gerrymandering and very specific rules that work in their favor.

      But yes, this could ruin that as well.

  • halfempty@kbin.social
    59·
    1 year ago

    The extreme right GOP wants to disable the Government. For them, this is not a bug, it is a feature. It will ensure that a budget is not passed in the upcoming budget expiration. At that point, not only will the congress be shutdown, but the government will be shutdown as well.

  • Number1SummerJam@lemmy.worldEnglish
    463·
    1 year ago

    If the corrupt clowns in congress want to go on strike, we should go on strike too- we can hold the economy hostage by walking out of work and protesting until they get their shit together. They are taking our taxes but accomplishing nothing that helps commoners like us with the funds. It’s one thing to have a corrupt congress with a republican majority, but it’s another thing to have a nonfunctional federal government. It starts with you- spread the word and organize, no matter what your political beliefs are! I say we give them two weeks.

  • RotaryKeyboard@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    38·
    1 year ago

    The most obvious result is a government shutdown when the continuing resolution runs out, which will make a lot of people really mad (even those far-right zealots who fantasize about dismantling the US Government).

    There are a lot of federal employees out there who would go without payment. Compared to federal contractors, though, they’re the lucky ones. Federal employees will eventually get back pay when the government reopens. If you’re a contractor, though, you will probably just lose your job eventually. There are a lot of federal employees and contractors in the US.

    And here’s a fun one: The IRS would continue to collect taxes, but refunds would be delayed.

  • Salamendacious@lemmy.world
    11·
    1 year ago

    The continuing spending resolution ends November 17 and I think as that date gets closer the more establishment republicans will become willing to elect a coalition speaker with Democratic support.