Originally published at: Matt Gaetz's letter complaining that Kevin McCarthy has taken residence in the Speaker's office | Boing Boing
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I mean, he’s got a point. Until the new Speaker is initiated, the old rules and so forth are in place. Time to put the metal detector back.
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That is not uncommon, besides Gaetz is a child molester and no one cares what he says.
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The old rules are suspended until new rules are put in place.
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Man, when this scumbag is making a good point…
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“After three undeciding (indecisive? Non decisive?) votes, no member may lay claim to this office.”
I’m not a member so maybe I could lay claim to it and sleep in prime DC real estate. Cool.
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Ah, OK, thanks. So, bring back the metal detectors?
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Perhaps two years ago was the time for Gaetz to complain about people occupying Capitol offices to which they were not entitled.
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No I think they got the majority all aligned on that one.
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right? why is he not in prison right now? i don’t understand that part at all
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It’s extremely uncommon (ETA: likely unprecedented) to occupy the Speaker’s office before one has locked up the votes to secure the position.
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I just hope there’s footage of McCarthy moving his belongings out of the office at some point, assuming he doesn’t eventually get in.
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ooh! with a tuba player and womp womp trombone!
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There is no such thing until there is a speaker. As evidenced by McCarthy’s inability to force a recess so that he can consolidate his votes.
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I am not an Office of the Speaker of the House historian, but I haven’t heard of it happening previously. The eviction will also probably be a first if it is not a slink away in the middle of the night.
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Some of the neighbors, like Gatez, are extra awful.
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It would be even more hilarious if it turned out he had to move in to a worse office than the one he previously occupied because some freshman congressperson called dibs after he moved out all his stuff.
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This is the way.
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But he didn’t mention the metal detectors being removed without proper authorization?
How odd.
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