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Wiz Imp

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6. Discharge petitions are only for legislation

Reply to SSJVegeta (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 08:16 PM

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Al Green tried introducing impeachment resolutions 3 times in 2025 and Shri Thanedar tried once. No other Democrats signed onto these because they knew not a single Republican would vote to impeach. This time it's different because clearly a number of Republicans have signaled a willingness to possibly vote for impeachment. Democrats won't move forward with it unless they are reasonably assured impeachment would be successful.

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