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Bev54

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5. I don't either. I did not even know much about this before and wonder why these things

Reply to CousinIT (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 03:10 PM

Dec 17

haven't been used more in the past. But I read that the vote was being shut down before everyone had voted. I am lost in your politics, there is always exceptions to everything it seems.

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Much appreciation for Leader Jeffries and House Democratic Leadership for getting the votes for the discharge petition [View all] Quiet Em Dec 17 OP

What would it take for the Senate and Trump MadameButterfly Dec 17 #1

The con artist has said he would be open to extending them Quiet Em Dec 17 #2

Doesn't matter, it seems, the repubs shut down voting early before it could get passed. Bev54 Dec 17 #3

If there's a discharge petition with 218 signatures, Johnson can still refuse to bring it up for a vote? CousinIT Dec 17 #4

I don't either. I did not even know much about this before and wonder why these things Bev54 Dec 17 #5

Yeah, it seems Johnson shut down the discharge petition vote before... CousinIT Dec 17 #6

"there is always exceptions to everything it seems." KS Toronado Dec 17 #7

Yep, I think I will take our parliamentary system any day. Bev54 Dec 17 #8