First, let’s define “chaos.”
According to dictionary.com, “chaos” means: “A state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.”
Sooo, just because some republicans have differing ideas and beliefs from other republicans, and some republicans have deemed a change in leadership is necessary, and they have pushed for that change, within the parameters of established processes and congressional procedures, the republicans are deemed to have thrown Congress into a state of “chaos?”
You can read about the democrat approved narrative yourself, as propagandized by NPR (National Public Radio), in this instance, by Claudia Grisales, Deirdre Walsh, and Lexie Schapitl, when they write, “Fate of House GOP leadership throws Congress into chaos.”
Please note that NPR is a federally funded media outlet. That means WE are paying for the pleasure of having the government spread its propaganda back on us.
Ok, let’s continue with NPR’s take on the whole situation.
“The U.S. House of Representatives remains virtually frozen as Republican tumult fuels scrambled plans over who could take over leadership of the lower chamber.”
Some would say, myself included, that “the U.S. House of Representatives remaining virtually frozen” would be a step in the right direction.
“Republican members huddled in meeting after meeting on Wednesday with potential candidates for speaker talking to the different factions of the party.”
As if this was somehow a negative attribute of the republicans. Democrats have never “huddled” in any backroom meetings before! Especially regarding a change in their leadership! That would be democrat heresy!
Who believes it’s healthy for everyone associated with a given political party to walk and think and vote in lock-step with every other person, in this case every other representative, of a given political party?
I sincerely hope you’re not nodding or have your hand up.
I think many of us can recall groups of political factions who preferred to walk in lock-step (goosestep) with each other 100% of the time.
‘“There’s scenarios where this could be going on for weeks,’ Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., told reporters steps off the House floor amid the competing meetings.”
And if it does, so what?
“There is a tension between some lawmakers who want a quick election for speaker to move on and those who caution the conference needs to coalesce around someone who can bring all the factions together and avoid another embarrassing debacle on the House floor with multiple rounds of balloting.”
“Embarrassing debacle?”
Really?
Following congressional process and procedure to elect a new speaker of the house is an “embarrassing debacle?”
Maybe to the democrat “goose steppers,” but not the rest of us.
A “tension between some lawmakers” should be viewed as a natural, and a healthy thing, politically speaking. Who says all factions have to be brought together? Engaging in compromise used to be a huge part of getting things done in government. We have now arrived at a point where a simple majority just shoves what they want down everyone else’s throat.
Steve Scalise, a ranking republican representative from Louisiana, and one of the potentially new speakers, said, ‘“Our strength as a Conference comes from our unity, and we have seen when we unite as a Conference, we can deliver wins for the American people. Now we need to take those unified positions and work to extract conservative wins from the Democrat Senate and White House by leveraging upcoming deadlines. While we need to be realistic about what can be achieved, if we stay united, we can preserve leverage for the House to secure tangible wins in our impending policy fights.’”
What he is talking about is that the facts of the matter are, if the republicans want to accomplish anything, they have to vote in lock-step with each other in order to defeat the democrats, who have already mastered the lock-step routine.
It’s a sad state of affairs, but it is reality.
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