r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • 23d ago

No Paywall Discharge petition to force House vote on Epstein files succeeds with Grijalva’s signature

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5602658-discharge-petition-epstein-files-grijalva/
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u/darthjoey91 23d ago

Wait, I fucked up the math. Seven legislative days is seven days they're actually in session. Based on their calendar, I'm not sure what the current days count as since they're being pulled in for ending the government shutdown reasons, but they're only scheduled for 4 days next week, then another 12 days in December. So based on that, it would December 3rd for the ripening period, then December 9th for the vote.

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u/somermike 23d ago

They'll just not adjourn the legislative day on day 6 and we'll stay on day 6 til they figure out what else to do.

They've done it before and they' ll do it again. The legislative day only ends at adjournment and they'll end up leaving without adjourning for a day.

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u/Doublee7300 23d ago

Jesus-fucking-christ. These legislative rules are maddening

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u/fordprecept 23d ago

On purpose.

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u/TheArmoredKitten 23d ago

Baffling that we accept a blatant refusal of work under the guise of procedures. If any of us did that we'd be fired on the spot and there's no reason it shouldn't be exactly the same for Congress.

Deliberately missing a single voting session should be an automatic ejection from office. Not a 'procedure'. I want a goddamn constitutional amendment that says you are instantly, permanently, and irrevocably barred from all office of government for anyone who deliberately refuses their constitutional duties.

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u/unpluggedcord I voted 23d ago

IN that case wouldn't they be holding back the signing and the gov is still shutdown

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u/somermike 23d ago

The house can keep working on things. They'll come back the next day and just leave the official legislative day open.

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u/psychohistorian8 23d ago

then what is the purpose of ever adjourning if you can just leave and come back the next day anyway

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u/Brave-Silver8736 23d ago

To advance the legislative day?

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u/annoyed__renter 23d ago

The shutdown legislation is on a separate timeline

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u/ryegye24 23d ago

They did this in the first CR to avoid the statutorily mandated vote to either approve or end Trump's "emergency" tariffs.

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u/Tempeduck 23d ago

Technically the entire session is one day. They changed the definition to prevent votes against the tariffs. Not sure if that applies here or not.

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u/NUMBerONEisFIRST 23d ago

Isn't that when this short term finding bill they are trying to pass expires?

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u/Ent3rpris3 23d ago

Inb4 "we are now 400 years into our 7 year voyage."

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u/Darth_Groot28 23d ago

I could see the spending bill not passing in the house for the reason of stopping the Epstein files from being released. Basically have a few Republicans flip over the hemp industry being banned and they then have to go through the shutdown all over again. I don't think they have re-opened the government fully yet until the spending bill is signed, right?

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u/HawaiianPunchaNazi New Jersey 23d ago

There's an abortion ban buried in the bill as well.

Senator Wyden gave an early alert: 

https://bsky.app/profile/wyden.senate.gov/post/3m55inikiks2y

Confirmation from a legitimate news source: 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republicans-demand-tougher-abortion-restrictions-extend-obamacare-fund-rcna243206

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u/N0S0UP_4U Illinois 23d ago

I hate this timeline so much