Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Susan Cornwell - Reuters: U.S. House conservative Mark Meadows files motion to oust Speaker Boehner - Any hope this will involve tar and feathers?


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U.S. House conservative files motion to oust Speaker Boehner

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A conservative member of the U.S. House of Representatives filed a motion on Tuesday to try to oust fellow Republican John Boehner from his leadership position, saying he was tired of a "punitive culture" against dissidents in the lawmaking body.

It is unlikely the motion by Representative Mark Meadows to remove Boehner as Speaker of the House will pass or even come to a vote, but it highlights the friction within the Republican Party ahead of a presidential election in 2016. ...

http://news.yahoo.com/u-house-conservative-files-motion-oust-speaker-boehner-004723948.html