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  i think that's why Dem's didn't fight hard against Santos before his election. Like Dem's probably hope Trump is on the ticket in 2024, He splits the votes.
context: Santos has become the absolute poster child for Republican hypocrisy.  No matter what he does now, or did in the past, McCarthy will close both eyes just so he can look in the mirror, hold up the gavel and call himself Speaker of the House.
  The saddest part is - pretty much the rest of the country knows he is  Speaker in name only.  He has no freedom to even have his own opinion (as Trump most recently reminded him of), leave alone make any legislative decisions.  And for this, McCarthy enables someone as corrupt as Santos to remain in the House,  doing who knows what kind of damage to the country.
  How sad it must be to be so desperate. >
  
  
  The saddest part is - pretty much the rest of the country knows he is  Speaker in name only.
  
  SPINO! >
  
  SPINO and still THIRD in line for POTUS. Imagine how horrible he'd be as POTUS. >
  
  If the line of succession actually is needed, does he become actual president or is he still considered a speaker of the house that a single house rep could bring to a vote of no confidence? >
  
  he would be sworn in as President and therefore no longer Speaker or a member of the House >
  
  And if before he's sworn in a no confidence vote is called, is the country without a president? >
  
  IIRC there’s a line of succession that goes all the way down the secretaries of each department (state, defense, agriculture, energy, etc) in some kind of order. >
  
  So you think if the speaker is challenged during a time of succession I'd move down the line to the next level?  When speaker is then reconfirmed would it go back to succession you think? >
  
  I’m not sure, not least because we’ve never had that situation happen before 😂 I’d assume the situation would get pretty contentious tho lol >
  
  I predict a shit show end to end >
  
  "I didn't harass anybody. That was Kitara." >
  
  “That wasn’t me; that was Patricia.” >
  
  That was that Devolder fella! >
  
  I really do wonder if these allegations are so slow to come out because no one can figure out if they’ve been abused/lied-to/stolen-from/etc the same asshole. >
  
  Jesus Christ, such a slow-moving train wreck. >
  
  I'm beginning to think he's more valuable right where he is .... As a poster child for  anti-republicans