When the House returns in April, Speaker Johnson could face a threat to his job from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene`
Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers of The Police all yelled into the camera: 'I want my MTV!' Then came Pat Benatar, doing the same thing, followed by Pete Townshend of The Who, all demanding their 'MTV.' Finally, The Police show back up on the screen. They warble something which sounds roughly like the tune of 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman.' Then hoist telephone receivers. 'Call your cable company… and sing ‘I want my MTV!’' The Police ordered.
In this instance, MTV means a 'motion to vacate' the chair. That’s the formal parliamentary maneuver to force a speaker of the House out the door. But in congressional shorthand, it's an 'MTV.' When do Martha Quinn, Nina Blackwood and Alan Hunter show up? So guess who wants her MTV? MTG – Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. Video Killed the Radio Star. But a successful MTV could kill the political future of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.
She was incensed that Johnson acceded to an agreement with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown and ignored the House’s internal '72 hour rule' to read legislation before taking a vote. The House passed the bill, 286-134. But only 101 Republicans supported it compared to 112 no's – despite the GOP running the House. 'This bill was basically a dream and a wish list for Democrats and the White House,' Greene said.
But here’s the rub: The House Republican majority has shriveled to just a couple of votes. On any given day, a lawmaker could be out sick, or attending a funeral, have a flight canceled. The right cocktail of votes present in the House on any given day makes this a precarious place for Johnson. To quote the philosopher-king Jon Bon Jovi, Johnson may be 'Livin’ on a Prayer.'
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