what prevents the democrats from now bringing up the murtha resolution?

[still_one]

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. They don't control the House

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

2. But besides that minor point...

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. that minor points ensures

that it will not reach the floor, period

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

9. But surely an obstacle as minor as control can be overcome...?

:sarcasm:

[BJW]

3. the repugs!

[TriMetFan]

4. Nothing but like...

nadinbrzezinski said: "They don't control the House"

[blue neen]

5. Please edit your post to say the muRtha resolution.

Thanks.

[still_one]

8. sorry, thanks

[blue neen]

10. No problem.

It's been quite an evening! IMHO, we were witnessing history. We will prevail.

[Mr_Spock]

7. "He's one bad mutha... Shut your Mouth ... Shaft!"

Hehe :D

Reminded me of the Shaft theme :D

[Marleyb]

11. Discharge petition brings it to the house floor

if they can get signatures from the majority of reps...

Dennis Kucinich just started one to move foward on the Homeward Bound resolution...
http://kucinich.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=37117

"twenty Members of Congress held a press conference to announce the start of a discharge petition on bipartisan legislation authored by Congressman Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Congressman Walter Jones (R-NC) and Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) to end the war in Iraq.

The discharge petition, a parliamentary tactic used to bring legislation directly to the House floor, was filed today on House Joint Resolution 55, The Homeward Bound Act, a bipartisan bill that sets a start date for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.


The discharge petition filed today requires the signature of 218 Members of Congress, a majority, in order for the bill to be brought to the House floor for consideration"

[Justice Is Comin]

12. Catch 22. Takes you right back to .....they got more votes.

[gnorville]

13. what prevents the democrats ..

Their extremely flexible spines? Pelosi has more balls than most of the men in congress, if she can whip the wusses into shape maybe she can accomplish something.

[FreedomAngel82]

14. I hope so

And yes Pelosi kicks major ass. She's one of my favorite's.

[newyawker99]

15. Hi gnorville!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast: