Hello John and Doves,
The country just went through
another election for Speaker of the House. Kevin
McCarthy won..again. But with concessions. Hopefully, these concessions will
stand - if not - he can be ousted by ONE GOP Representative.
The week started with 21 holdouts
- conservative Republicans who did not want the same 'old
McCarthy - top Democrat controlled' rule of the House.
I see these 20 or so members as heroes.
The 15th round of voting finally
secured McCarthy the number of votes necessary to make him
Speaker.
McCarthy made concessions to
conservative members in order to get their votes:
1) A single GOP lawmaker is
all that's needed to oust the speaker from his position at
any time. (I understand that this use to be a House
Rule until Pelosi removed it during her reign. Five
members were needed then.) This is the "motion to
vacate" rule.
2) Allow floor votes on a
border security bill. (Long over due. Hopefully, this
will be a top priority for Republicans.)
3) A GOP House budget that
would balance the budget within ten years and cap spending
in 2023. McCarthy agreed to cap discretionary spending
to where it was at the beginning of the Biden Administration
- for defense and domestic spending.
4) Give three seats to the
conservative members on the House Rules Committee.
(They decide on which bills come to the floor. "Three
conservatives would allow them to kill legislation key to
President Joe Biden's agenda." Good.)
5) Vote on constitutional
amendment for term limits in the House and Senate.
(Doubt this will pass.)
6) Subcommittee
chairmanships to the conservatives. (They have been
silenced long enough.)
7) Promises from the
Congressional Leadership Fund and super PAC aligned with
McCarthy to NOT interfere in open GOP primaries. (They
cost the House in the mid terms election of conservative
republicans. McCarthy funded those that would vote for
his speakership.)
8) 72 hours period between
when a bill is posted and when members can vote on it so
there will be time to read it. (No more "we have to
pass it to see what's in it - democrat strategy for bill
passing)
9) Vote separately on the 12
different appropriation bills - from agriculture to defense
spending to transportation - instead of a year-end omnibus
spending bill. (This will allow for debate, amendments
- instead of a shove through per the House dictators.)
10) McCarthy agreed to a subcommittee on the "Weaponization
of the Federal Government" - to investigate the federal
government's collection of information on private citizens,
as well as look at ongoing criminal investigations.
(Hopefully these will include the raid on Mar-A-Lago and the
January 6 Committee 'going ons', and the FTX/Bankman-Fried
fiasco)
11) McCarthy agreed to reinstate
the Holman Rule - allows for the reduction of government
officials' salaries and other compensation paid by the U.S.
Treasury.
12) Require a vote to raise
the debt limit.
There may be other concessions I'm
not aware of at this time.
A big "thank you" to those who
brought these concessions to the House - who persevered and
held on to their convictions! These are American heroes.
Some news sources are saying these
concessions are "too steep a price and will force shutdown
fights later this year."
As I see it, these concessions are
absolutely necessary to reign in the control by the Speaker
of the House and top leaders of the House - their "reign of
terror" has been curtailed. Over time, the
Representatives gave more and more of their power to the
Speaker and these select few. Never being able to
debate a bill or even read it. Not being able to
present amendments to bills. The bills were passed
over to the House - for a yes or no vote. That was
it. Most bills were never even read by
Representatives! No amendments could be
presented. No debate. This will end now.
I see these 20 or so Conservatives
as HEROES of the Republic! They stood their ground and
got many long overdue concessions. It's a shame that
the House was held hostage for so many years. Pelosi
ran the House with an iron fist. She told her people
when to stand, when to sit, how to vote, what to wear, when
to breathe...It will still be a fight against the elites and
the Democrats that run the country, the Senate. But at
least there is a chance in the House to fight the evil take
over.
Shame on the Republicans that
were willing to leave the Speaker of the House with their
power - power the speaker had taken or been
relinquished by representatives over the years.
Giving up their power to one person. This was not
equal representation. Most representatives had no say
in what the House was passing, voting on, etc. They
were there to vote yes or no. That was it.
These Conservative Representatives
have helped level the playing field. Taking back some
of their power like they were designed to have from the
beginning.
Representatives Lauren Boebert and
Ken Buck both represent Colorado. Buck is my
representative. Good for both of them for standing up
to the dictatorship in the House! And shame on the
other representatives that just kowtowed to the House
dictators. Not standing up for their own voices or the
voices of those that voted them in to office. Now they
might actually have to do their job.
The Freedom Caucus and the Club for
Growth, both Conservative groups, opposed
McCarthy.
run time 14:30
Boy, the Deep State/Swamp/Powers
That Be/ or whatever name they prefer is hopping mad about
these concessions. Good! About time other voices
are heard and not just their's! Anyone speaking
against these "heroes" and what they did are Deep State
members/supporters.
We will see what the Republicans in
the House will do with their new found power - hopefully
they won't squander this opportunity to help take back the
country and do some good for the American people.
Very little reference to God was
made during all of this. God decides who rules and who
doesn't. There is a House chaplain. I heard the prayer near the
end of this long saga. The Representatives did say the
Pledge of Allegiance to the flag at the end..."one nation
under God", but I bet those were bitter words in many a
mouth.
King Dave knew that God blesses
nations that follow Him. God raises up the good ruler for
the nation that is committed to Him and God raises up the
evil ruler for the nation that opposes him.
.
"Blessed is the nation
whose God is the Lord...From Heaven the Lord
looks down and sees all mankind; from His dwelling place He
watches all who live on Earth - He who forms the hearts of
all, who considers everything they do. No king is
saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his
great strength...But the eyes of the Lord are on
those who fear him, on those whose hope is in His
unfailing love...(Psalm 33:12..19)
A nation divided against itself
cannot stand. Mark 3:24
I fear for my country.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
Maranatha!
Chance