The amazing thing to me is that these Republicans didn't even need a grassroots movement to push them to do this as the left tried with the Squad during FTV. They just saw the opportunity the Speakership vote with a narrow majority afforded and pounced.
And one of the concessions they are demanding, the restoration of the motion to vacate the speakership, would ensure that they retain this leverage for the entire term. It makes the floor vote on Medicare for All, committee assignments, and minor rules changes that we begged the Squad to demand two years ago look like peanuts.
The amazing thing to me is that these Republicans didn't even need a grassroots movement to push them to do this as the left tried with the Squad during FTV. They just saw the opportunity the Speakership vote with a narrow majority afforded and pounced.
And one of the concessions they are demanding, the restoration of the motion to vacate the speakership, would ensure that they retain this leverage for the entire term. It makes the floor vote on Medicare for All, committee assignments, and minor rules changes that we begged the Squad to demand two years ago look like peanuts.
Could not agree more