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Ukraine clears Black Sea for almost a week now, more ATACMS en route, drone attacks = more Russian oil refineries burn...
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The discharge petition is live. We'll see if any Republicans have the courage to sign it.
Discharge Petition No. 9, Bill Number: H.Res. 1016, 118th Congress
SPONSOR: James P. McGovern DESCRIPTION: Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XV, I, James P. McGovern, move to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution entitled, a resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5673) to advance responsible policies, which was...clerk.house.gov
Maybe somewhat related; the GOP majority will be reduced:
Republican US Representative Ken Buck leaving Congress, blames dysfunction
Hoping Ken Buck (R) will sign it, having already announced his leaving. They should only need a few more if all the Dems are present and (as expected) vote yea. I say hoping they are present, as a covid-related absence on the Dem side allowed the impeachment of Mayorkis go through. Every vote needed here.Discharge petition: If it gets 218 signatures, then the senate version of the foreign aid bill will be brought to a vote in the house.
This is viewed as bypassing Republican leadership and there would likely be backlash for any Republicans that sign it.
Here is what is in that bill:
The $95.34 billion national security supplemental package includes:Murray Statement on Senate Passage of National Security Supplemental | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate Committee on Appropriationswww.appropriations.senate.gov
- $60.06 billion to support Ukraine as it fights back against Putin’s bloody invasion and protects its people and sovereignty.
- $14.1 billion in security assistance for Israel.
- $2.44 billion to support operations in the U.S. Central Command and address combat expenditures related to conflict in the Red Sea.
- $9.15 billion in humanitarian assistance to provide food, water, shelter, medical care, and other essential services to civilians in Gaza and the West Bank, Ukraine, and other populations caught in conflict zones across the globe.
- $4.83 billion to support key regional partners in the Indo-Pacific and deter aggression by the Chinese government.
- $481 million to continue support for Ukrainians displaced by Putin’s war of aggression.
- $400 million for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program to help nonprofits and places of worship make security enhancements.
- The Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act.
Maybe somewhat related; the GOP majority will be reduced:
There's a few Democrats who aren't going to be onboard with this petition because of the Gaza situation. Not sure how many but there's at least two no votes from them.
I'm a little pessimistic about this. Apparently during the last 90 years discharge petitions have worked 26 out of 563 times.
I guess you're right in that a large enough crowd would be untenable for 'the police' to deal with. But the crowd will probably have to take over Moscow and get a sufficient amount of the oppression apparatus to switch sides. They will also have to go after the Dictator and all his accomplices. Otherwise the Dictator and/or his minions will begin to start to try and take over yet again by imprisoning or killing key opposition figures. People in Belarus tried to accomplish something like a Maidan Revolution, but that time they didn't succeed...
Sometimes the army you fear the most is your own