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  Mr. Trump, look at what you have done to the GOP.  
  So much winning!
context: Mr. Trump, look at what you have done to the GOP.  
  So much winning! >
  
  Yuge wins, many wins, the best wins! >
  
  Is the republican strategy here to have the democrats overdose on popcorn? >
  
  Make Trump speaker >
  
  Isnt that what they are trying to do by selecting Mccarthy?? >
  
  Speaker doesn't have to be a member of congress. They could literally make Trump speaker.
  I say they should try. >
  
  Did you listen to the GOP interviews? They said the Democrats were texting 🍿 emojis. >
  
  How dare they!!! >
  
  I love this for them. 🍿 >
  
  You can’t negotiate with these people. 
  And I don’t mean every republicans in that chamber. I mean the 20-50 hardliners that already were given all these concessions.  
  They are getting Crazies on the Rules Committee (super important), a smaller number of members who can basically call for a vote of no-confidence (but not cool like Padmé), and 72 hours to review bills before being jammed through (I actually am agnostic on that. I get both sides of the arguments). 
  And then after opening their presents, they still say they didn’t get a PS5 and still don’t trust dad. 
  You can’t placate them, you can’t bargain with them.  They just want to watch it burn. >
  
  I mean at this point it’s probably fair to say the vast majority of House Republicans, if not all of them, are unwilling to negotiate with Dems in good faith on substantive issues for fear of getting primaried. >
  
  No...wait...please stop... >
  
  Help. Police. Murder. >
  
  Been ready. >
  
  Stopped counting the votes, now counting the days. >
  
  Imagine if they had policy goals. It might be possible to make the case for speakership with, you know, reason. Instead we get an endless revolving door of grandstanding speeches about how outraged everyone is. >
  
  I really thought the circus wouldn’t begin this early. Not sure I rationed put enough popcorn. Pretty ridiculous. >
  
  Sorry for my ignorance but... With Hakeem winning 212, and the others having less votes. Shouldn't he be the speaker of the house? >
  
  It's not enough. You need 218. >
  
  So I was trying to find who sets the rules for that? The constitution just says "The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment."
  But it doesn't (or at least the extent of what I read) say anything about a "majority" needed for the choosing. >
  
  the House shall choose, and therefore the House has sole discretion to set their own rules for choosing.  in this case, the rule is by majority. >
  
  Could a vote be held and rule changed to be a plurality? >
  
  yes, but i believe the vote to change the rule would also be by majority.  and seeing as a plurality would make Jeffries the Speaker, i don't think the GOP would want to change it. >
  
  That would be hilarious if the minority party were able to choose the speaker because majority party is unorganized. >
  
  I think we will always have one winner in any game or position in life...  McCarthy should wait for his time. >
  
  Cue circus music. 🎪 Which should be played anytime one of these "lawmakers" gets a microphone. >
  
  Never don’t stop not giving up! You can t not don’t do it!