Democratic members of the House of Representatives are set to discuss “Rule 34” in the Democratic Caucus, and you better believe the internet is concerned, confused, and slightly aroused.
Democrats are now set to hold the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) wants the caucus’ nomination for speaker of the House once again. Under Rule 34 of the Democratic Caucus, entitled “Binding Votes on House Leadership,” Democrats simply need a majority vote within the caucus in order to nominate the speaker of the House.
Pelosi’s opponents are ready to challenge Rule 34, in part because progressive Democrats want fresh leadership guiding the party. So instead of simply finding another candidate, Pelosi’s critics want to change the nomination process so all candidates must receive 218 votes within the Democratic Caucus to secure a nomination, according to the Hill.
The Atlantic’s Elaina Plott was quick to point out the party’s internal conflict, telling her followers to “look for Rule 34 discussion to come up.”
https://twitter.com/elainaplott/status/1062733347364003842
Unfortunately for Plott, Rule 34 just so happens to be one of 4chan’s rules of the internet: “there is porn of it. No exceptions.” It didn’t take long for Twitter to catch the coincidence.
look for what https://t.co/gIIft8eY0h
— neep 💜 (@Yaoipilled) November 14, 2018
Listen….when you say rule 34, it implies certain things.
— Stealthy J (@steelninja1x) November 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/ChainedBahamut/status/1062879850535501824
https://twitter.com/NecroC/status/1062802854715498507
https://twitter.com/silkeneight/status/1062764432181342208
https://twitter.com/ChocolateWilk/status/1062734851755925504
https://twitter.com/SpartanV_327/status/1062740035139715073
is this about the beto tweet https://t.co/s6OeF0ZJY7
— offiz enjoyer (@tbqhh) November 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/Valsu/status/1062738808389550080
Twitter users immediately struggled to push the mental image of “Rule 34 Nancy Pelosi” out of their heads.
Let's not Rule 34 anyone in congress thank s
— josh ✪ (@usernamejoshua) November 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/Seriouslywtf16/status/1062765230709751808
https://twitter.com/ShineImperium/status/1062779121938325504
https://twitter.com/Valsu/status/1062797374798491648
I think I speak for a whole lot of people when I say I don't wanna see politicians in rule 34. Just no.
— Andreas (@Kaffeesaurus) November 14, 2018
Best not look up Trump on Pornhub…
— Tentacultist AXL🐙⛄🍂🦉🖊🌿🎣 (@AXL_EXE2) November 14, 2018
Twitter extends condolences to every Democratic intern Googling “Rule 34” 10 minutes before caucus meetings.
https://twitter.com/_bsokol/status/1062822051965210631
I feel sorry for anyone looking to research this.. Rule https://t.co/p0VzjTm3Ub
— Trent Hansen (@MatazaNz) November 15, 2018
Rule 34 would be an excellent item to look into during a caucus meeting. Carry on, internet https://t.co/C1jLntiTo2
— Kevin McCarthy (@thefakekmac) November 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/memeings/status/1062798561589518336
https://twitter.com/SHSLMayuriStan/status/1062935938022735872
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In the meantime, Pelosi remains an unpopular choice for speaker among Democrats, with a mere 23 percent supporting her potential nomination, the Washington Post reports. Maybe it’s time for Democrats to talk about Rule 34 after all—for better or for worse.
