Today each Republican in the State Assembly will have their opportunity to make it clear that ultra-liberal Karen Bass is not their choice for Speaker. Whether by voting for Mike Villines for Speaker (if his name is placed into nomination) or by insisting that their “NO” vote be RECORDED for posterity, each GOP legislator can make the record clear.
When they do, Speaker Bass should not take it any more personally than if these Republicans were voting against one of her bills to increase taxes.
Anyways, Republican legislators who quietly whisper “no” while an official acclimation (unanimous) vote for Bass s tallied aren’t fooling anyone.
Don’t complain about what this next Speaker does with her office if you don’t have the moxie to record your opposition to her being Speaker.