If just 5 Republicans would vote for Pelosi, she would be Speaker of the House. We are told by Republicans that is not too much to ask. This would apparently be a huge betrayal of Pelosi.
Just a reminder, Democrats are not making these crazy demands that we ignore the basics of elected government. It is Republicans who are calling their refusal to vote for Pelosi treason.
The most basic obligation of party membership is that you vote for the nominees of the party. Democrats and Republicans were elected to office on that very basic obligation. There is an exception for coalitions, but Republicans have already rejected any coalition. McCarthy has already said he would offer Democrats nothing in a coalition, and instead use it to attack Democrats. Besides, a coalition is not part of our history, and nobody even knows how it would work in America.
It is not treason to vote for your own party. It is not treason to vote against Republicans. The Republican Party is not America.
Just a reminder, Democrats are not making these crazy demands that we ignore the basics of elected government. It is Republicans who are calling their refusal to vote for Pelosi treason.
The most basic obligation of party membership is that you vote for the nominees of the party. Democrats and Republicans were elected to office on that very basic obligation. There is an exception for coalitions, but Republicans have already rejected any coalition. McCarthy has already said he would offer Democrats nothing in a coalition, and instead use it to attack Democrats. Besides, a coalition is not part of our history, and nobody even knows how it would work in America.
It is not treason to vote for your own party. It is not treason to vote against Republicans. The Republican Party is not America.