U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Kevin McCarthy’s hand-picked temporary successor and acting Speaker, operated outside of carefully crafted House rules when he evicted Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer, the former Democratic Majority Leader, from their Capitol Hill offices just hours after Republicans ousted McCarthy as Speaker. That’s according to the top […]

  • VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf
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    1 year ago

    Knowing how the Dems operate…maybe? 🤷

    In the vast majority of cases, they do nothing to stop the abuses of the Republicans, but they sometimes make an exception when it’s directly related to their own power and privileges rather than the good of the general population.

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      1 year ago

      They’re probably out of their offices often enough to not really notice a move, so since it’s just going to be a pain in the ass for their staffers they’ll probably leave this at a strongly worded tweet