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minus-squarelntl@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up20·1 year agohe won’t resign unless he is compelled by the law or court order. there are too many people who have invested in him for him to just walk away.
minus-squareHelixDab2@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoThere is literally no court aside from SCOTUS that can compel him to resign.
minus-squarejasondj@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoWell, he could be impeached. Simple majority in the house and 2/3 in the senate though, iirc. Don’t see that happening any time soon.
minus-squareHelixDab2@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoRepublicans hold the house for now, so that’s absolutely not happening, esp. since the poorly-name “Freedom Caucus” would immediately move to remove McCarthy if he even brought it to the floor for a vote.
he won’t resign unless he is compelled by the law or court order. there are too many people who have invested in him for him to just walk away.
There is literally no court aside from SCOTUS that can compel him to resign.
Well, he could be impeached. Simple majority in the house and 2/3 in the senate though, iirc. Don’t see that happening any time soon.
Republicans hold the house for now, so that’s absolutely not happening, esp. since the poorly-name “Freedom Caucus” would immediately move to remove McCarthy if he even brought it to the floor for a vote.
you betcha. he’s going nowhere.