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kentuck

(111,103 posts) Thu Feb 28, 2013, 04:20 PM Feb 2013

Why did John Boehner have to run for re-election to be Speaker of the House?

Why didn't he just continue to be Speaker after the last election?

Because everytime a new Congress is elected, new leaders and pending legislation have to be re-instated. It does not continue from one Congress to the other. If this Congress wants to pass a law, they must do it in this session. It does not automatically carry over to the next session of Congress.

But that seems to be what John Boehner is suggesting? He is saying they passed bills to prevent the sequester from happening 11 months ago. Sorry, John. That was in the last Congress. This is a new Congress. You will have to pass them again. Actually, the Constitution requires Congress to pass all bills dealing with raising revenues. You are not doing your job.

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Why did John Boehner have to run for re-election to be Speaker of the House? (Original Post) kentuck Feb 2013 OP

A better question is spartan61 Feb 2013 #1

That would be a good question for a reporter to ask him. kentuck Feb 2013 #2

No reporter would have the balls to ask him this question because they would lose their job kimbutgar Feb 2013 #3

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spartan61

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1. A better question is

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 04:57 PM

Feb 2013

why was he re-elected as Speaker? He's dumber than a box of rocks if he doesn't know that this is a new Congress and any bills passed in the last Congress are not carried over. Did he forget to go to Civics class when he was in high school?

kentuck

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2. That would be a good question for a reporter to ask him.

Reply to spartan61 (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 05:04 PM

Feb 2013

As for dumber than a box of rocks, that has not yet been ascertained.

kimbutgar

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3. No reporter would have the balls to ask him this question because they would lose their job

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 05:31 PM

Feb 2013

Soledad O'Brien is a good example of someone who asked hard questions and got canned. It was a warning to all media to not ask republicans hard questions only Democrats. Can you imagine what would happen if the press treated Bush like they treat Obama? A bunch of them would be in Gitmo now.

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