Speaker Johnson lied... he allowed over 12 Billion in earmarks to be ADDED to the CR/appropriations bills and another 130 billion for Ukraine. He failed to use the Speaker's considerable legislative leverage to negotiate cleaning up the border, expediting Sec. Miyorkas's Senate Impeachment trial... he should demand his removal or hold the CR/appropriations bills hostage...
I could go on and on about what Johnson promised and his now-discredited conservative voice... HE LIED... that is enough. It's past time we remove liars from our government agencies... I don't care what excuses Johnson uses to justify his lying... lying should be an automatic disqualification for public service.
If removing Johnson means shutting down the government... so be it. It may be the door to achieving our goals, It apparently will take shutting down the non-essential government agencies to achieve our fiscal goals. Shutting down the government may not be so bad... as it may reveal how many of the non-essential and worthless government agencies impede the good order of government... Thus, opening the door for their removal.
Speaker Johnson needed to inform Sen. Schumer that the ONLY Appropriations deal he will get... is the House's 'original appropriations package, stripped of earmarks, and containing added language that: 1) Holds up funds for the Department of Homeland Security until Sec Mayorka is removed and all of Pres. Trump's border policies are returned and enforced, 2) mandates the border wall is to be finished, 3) requires the administration to immediately detain and remove all the illegals allowed to enter the US under BIden. Then inform Sen. Schumer the House is going on an extended recess, and will not return until the US Senate agrees to accept his offer for funding the government responsibly.
Once the border is sealed and the nation's fisical policy has a balanced checkbook... then and only then, should the House return to DC... These are the actions of a Speaker willing to play Hardball. If the speaker doesn't understand that ... remove him.
BETTER NO SPEAKER THAN A COMPROMISED LYING SPEAKER... Speaker Johnson lied and failed to use the Speaker's considerable legislative leverage to enhance his negotiated outcomes. He needs to be removed.
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Strike 3 and Johnson goes down swinging wildly at Schumer's curve ball... Does anyone in the GOP play hardball? Time to pull the Speaker and send in the Bat Boy.... couldn't do any worse and he certainly works for a lot less