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TreasonousBastard

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5. 4 of Colorado's 7 reps are Republican, but...

Reply to Jenoch (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 9, 2013, 02:07 PM

Oct 2013

communications from someone not in a congresscritter's district are universally ignored unless they contain a check.

The discharge petition is a little used but occasionally handy way to get a bill out of committee when the House leadership is stalling. It rarely works and is time consuming (no way to get a CR bill out before the credit crash date) but it's a possibility if the shutdown looks like it's going past the date of no return.

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I called my 4 (R) house menbers - re - discharge petition [View all] SoLeftIAmRight Oct 2013 OP

Ok, I'm not in Colorado, so I have no idea what the issue is, Jenoch Oct 2013 #1

4 homes obviously Capt. Obvious Oct 2013 #2

Nope, you can vote in only one district. Jenoch Oct 2013 #3

My "real" house menber is a (D) SoLeftIAmRight Oct 2013 #4

It was more like confusion on my part. Jenoch Oct 2013 #8

4 of Colorado's 7 reps are Republican, but... TreasonousBastard Oct 2013 #5

The point of my post .... SoLeftIAmRight Oct 2013 #7

No. I am suggesting people not in Mike's district might be wasting their time. TreasonousBastard Oct 2013 #9

The issue is.... SoLeftIAmRight Oct 2013 #6