Theory on the Internets about 2 matters: Tenn. Congressional District 7 is what Mike Johnson is waiting for.

[Baitball Blogger]

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There will be an election on Dec. 2 in Tennessee. If Mike Johnson can wait that long, and if Republican Epps win, Then Johnson can stall the Epstein Files vote.

UPDATED: Check Post No. 1 for a clarification. In sum, This election won't affect it all because we just need one more vote to reach 218.

https://news.ballotpedia.org/2025/11/06/aftyn-behn-d-matt-van-epps-r-and-four-independent-candidates-are-running-in-the-special-election-for-tennessees-7th-congressional-district/

The other thing the Internet is saying:

UPDATED: Check Post No. 1, This has already happened and we have already seen some of the information that was obtained.

The Oversite Committee was in session, and Dems, including Robert Garcia and three Republicans voted to ask the DOJ for the Epstein Files. But I don't know if the guy talking in the video below was talking about something that was done in the past and shot down.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1064980055849702

[bottomofthehill]

1. That's the problem with the internets. They make shit up.

There are currently 217 members of Congress who have signed the discharge petition. 213 Democrats and 4 republicans. Once they get 1 more signature they have the magic number 218. The three vacancies do not matter. 218 is half of the entire house membership not just the held seats. The Tenn special election means nothing.

The sad thing is even once discharged the bill has to pass the house as the discharge is to discharge a piece of legislation. If it passes the House, it goes to the senate and the HELL it inflicts and then the President must sign it.

There is a lot of runway left here

Part two is also gibberish nonsense. It is months old as the subpoena was issued in late July early August and we have already seen parts of the information released.

[Baitball Blogger]

2. Thank you for that clarification!!!

That was very helpful. So, sadly once the House passes it, the Senate has to approve it by 60 votes or it just doesn't happen because Trump will veto it.

I know this is how bills work. I just wasn't seeing the big picture.

And, yes, about part two, I couldn't find the date it happened. I was hoping it was something new.

Thanks again.

[bottomofthehill]

3. It actually worse than that.

It will need 60 votes to pass the senate without filibuster but 67 or 2/3 of the senate to over ride the veto.

[Baitball Blogger]

4. Okay, I didn't know that.

[RandomNumbers]

5. But forcing a vote is important, and 218 gets us that. nt