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When Democrats announced on the fourth day of the shutdown they were going to start a discharge petition to force a vote on a clean continuing resolution to open the government, it appeared like a long shot.
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@APGOPO this article explains exactly how hard a time the deocrates are having trying to get the gov. reopened. even if the "entire" democratic party signed the discharge petition they will still need 18 republicains and will have to wait 30 hours. they already have not been allowed to vote until saturday and the speaker boehner who is a republican will not let them bring it to the floor until they get 218 signnatures which is easier said than done.
The elusive discharge petition is being touted by the Democratic minority in face of a very unpopular government shutdown. It reflects poorly on Congress when the GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN because no one can agree on a budget. They pass continuing resolutions in Congress frequently but the frustratingly stubborn Republican majority is unwilling to compromise it seems. This incredibly conservative and dogmatic breed of far-right republican is the main reason the government id dhut down at this point. Democrats are dusting off a long shot strategy just so that they can do their jobs. The whole scenario is absurd and embarassing.