Democrats Working To Force End To Government Shutdown

It’s called a discharge petition, and it is an arcane congressional procedure whereby a so-called “clean” spending bill can be voted upon. So, there is a way, but not necessarily the will.

GOP leaders have so far refused to stage a vote on the Senate-passed continuing resolution (CR), insisting that the measure also include conservative provisions scaling back President Obama’s healthcare law.

But with more than 20 centrist Republicans indicating support for a clean CR, the Democrats are hoping they can attract the 218 signatures required to force such of vote.

The Democrats’ gambit is a long-shot, however, as there’s no indication that those centrist Republicans would poke their leadership even further by signing the discharge petition.

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.