2016 Postmortem

Freelancer

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9. Discharge Petition is a way out for Republicans too

Fri Oct 4, 2013, 01:29 PM

Oct 2013

Last edited Fri Oct 4, 2013, 03:01 PM - Edit history (1)

There's always a perverse beauty to a good workaround solution.

There are a lot of GOP-ers that are regretting following Cruz down into a narrow cul-de-sac (all those pitchforks in close quarters are just a tetanus shot waiting to happen). A Discharge Petition would get a bill past Boehner and allow him to claim that he didn't do it. He'd probably even be secretly thankful in a sobbing orange Eeyore sort of way. And if a petition gained traction with enough names, the 18 republican signers could rightfully claim that their constituents demanded it.

A discharge petition would be like legislative Exlax. Even if it takes 30 days, the threat of it would get things moving.

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Start a Discharge Petition for a Clean Continuing Resolution [View all] beachbum bob Oct 2013 OP

all we need are 18 brave and patriotic Republicans beachbum bob Oct 2013 #1

We to figure who these 18 are and have them switch to Independant or Dem & write to switch barbiegeek Oct 2013 #3

signed, K&R - LiberalElite Oct 2013 #2

Signed PADemD Oct 2013 #4

moderate republicans who narrowly won beachbum bob Oct 2013 #5

Discharge Petition may not work..... LynneSin Oct 2013 #6

2nd monday is coming up beachbum bob Oct 2013 #7

Done! dmosh42 Oct 2013 #8

Discharge Petition is a way out for Republicans too Freelancer Oct 2013 #9

looks pelosi is doing it beachbum bob Oct 2013 #10