Great line from a great movie...
https://youtu.be/wcMCS_6oung?t=36
As I was following today's episode of Speaker Shitdown, I was puzzled by two striking moments, which simply shouldn't happen during a meeting of the US House of Representives (well, sorta... nobody has actually been seated yet, so we technically don't have a House yet, which makes no sense how members-elect are conducting the House business of choosing a Speaker, but I digress...)
After the 6th ballot failed, a motion was made to adjourn to 8pm EST, so technically a recess. In a simple voice vote, it certainly sounded like the Nays had it. Yet, the clerk (presiding temporarily as chair since there is no Speaker) determined that the Yeas had it. Didn't even ask for a second vote to confirm. Nobody motioned for a role call vote, which was mind numbing given that the Nays very clearly had it.
When the group returned at 8pm, there was a motion to adjourn until tomorrow. This time the voice vote was actually too close to call, though still sounded like Nays had it. Mics were picking up chatter that sounded like somebody instructing the clerk that "the Yeas had it" (I was watching CSPAN, so don't know what other feeds picked up). But thankfully somebody motioned for a role call vote, which after some time and confusion, was conducted. Like with the votes for Speaker, a majority vote is 218. After the votes were given, with several late votes counted (I think they were either via proxy or changed?), the total was read as 216 Yea and 214 Nay and others not voting.
The motion to adjourn to tomorrow FAILED to attain a majority approval (218). Yet the clerk ruled that the motion passed. It didn't. It failed. They should still be there right now.
Either these idiots are indeed actors, and don't actually know what the hell is going on, or they do and just don't care.
In any case, this show needs a better editor to make sure mistakes like this don't make the final cut...
-----------UPDATE-------------
Reviewed tape. Here's the first vote:
https://youtu.be/jERbq_84vHs?t=4881
Fat white dude with glasses to her right appears to be the person literally telling her what to say. There were absolutely calls for a ROLL CALL. They were flat out ignored. Then she says "does a member demand the As and As?" What a clown show!
Now to the second adjournment vote at 8pm EST
https://youtu.be/jERbq_84vHs?t=17628
Again, this lady has to be fed every line and then reading from a script. She has no clue what she is doing. Again, the Nays had the voice vote, but chaos and confusion ensues. Fatty White Dude keeps trying to coach her along. He tells her that SHE has to call it as she "hears it." But she doesn't call it. At 4:54:54 HE tells her to say "the Ayes have it the yeas and nays are ordered," then corrected to "are requested." SHE didn't make the judgement. Fatty White Dude did. Who the hell is he? Does have have any procedural authority? Doubt it!
At 4:55:08 he tells her "continue to read." To read WHAT? Oh, the script right in front of her.
https://youtu.be/jERbq_84vHs?t=18624
When the time expired, Yea-204, Nay-207, NV-23. Motion fails. Yet, votes were continued to be allowed, eventually she has to ask "have all members voted"? With a response of "no." Eventually the graphic gets to Y-209, N-211. She asks if anyone wishes to change their vote. Responses of "no." Are vote changes even allowed?? Votes just keep getting added, eventually Y-216, N-214, NV-4. Again, NO MAJORITY. Script didn't go according to plan... the script she is LITERALLY READING FROM.
after this fiasco...
/End scene.
---------UPDATE 4---------
Having watched video more closely today, it appears I mistook the man in question for Rep Jason Smith. Don't know whoever that guy is, the one basically telling the clerk what to say. I did notice how he didn't have to do that at all today. Maybe they read this thread and put more work into memorizing their lines and script last night? 🤔😂 As for Smith, he is still indeed a MAGA badass, and far less husky than the dude in glasses who was feeding lines. Apologies for the mistake and any confusion it may have caused!
The first vote is incredible. It's very obvious the Nays had it. And she calmly declared Ayes have it, without even a blink.
Very interesting!
Yeah, this part is even more dasting. When the Nays were really loud, the lady basically froze. (Somehow the camera switched to long distance at the same moment). And then pretty much the guy coaching her to continue reading.
It is definitely a SCRIPT !
I’ve been saying since the speeches started on Tuesday after the first vote, that it felt scripted to me. If you listen to each speech by the GOP nominating reps, they are messages to people who have not been following politics before. Democracy is “messy” is one phrase from yesterday.
These people just happened to have these great speeches written and ready to go? White hats are in control!
I happen to know that they do keep speeches, actually more like pieces of speeches, that can and do get used when they are relevant. They know how they feel about whatever they are voting on, and can speak extemporaneously on it well. Add the more personalized part of the speech that's relevant. Voila. They have a binder or file that keeps them all together, and once one gets used it either gets thrown, or put at the bottom to avoid using it again any time soon
Absolutely accurate.
Speech prep is one of many staffer's duties concerning the officials they are subordinate to.
i LOVE the last part of the sentence: "White hats are in control!"...YA' gotta love it!!!!😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
Return to OP for updates. It appears that the director of the show managing her, was Parliamentrian, Jason Smith, a badass MAGA Republican from Missouri.
Wait, the guy telling her what to say is a MAGA republican?
Huge if true
From what it appears, YES. The guy looks like Jason Smith, the House Parliamentarian since 2020... since 2020... a badass MAGA Republican... SINCE 2020.
Patriots Have Always been in Control
OP updated. Better look at video from today. The guy I'm referring to isn't Smith. No idea who he is. Would love to know. But damn was Smith all over the place during that final adjournment vote, and then with the guy giving the final vote from the balcony. I suspect he had a much more important role in this production
Just watch and listen to her, especially at the second vote, when she's clearly reading a script... it's so blatant!
And none of the people we assumed were good guys noticed any of this.... lol.... they still could be good guys, but not calling this out is sus.
My read is that these people know its all a charade, so its hard for them to differentiate from optics and blooper.
If we are under Martial Law, none of this matters anyways right?
We are working to restore the public of 1877, but it all has to appear organic to the normies. Otherwise: