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by ck2 4631 days ago
Discharge Petition is plausible but remember that all signatures are now public record since mccain-finegold which makes me wonder.

Boehner will never defy "Hastert rule" because he likes his job, no matter how horrible he is at it.
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patdennis 4631 days ago
Yes. The signers will be Republicans whose districts also went for Obama in 2012. Pete King in NY-2 would be an example.

Boehner has already defied the Hastert rule to pass the Violence Against Women Act and to pass emergency aid for hurricane Sandy victims. He will do it again.

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ck2 4631 days ago
There is a clip now of him saying 24 hours ago that a clean debt limit raise would not pass the house. Which means he will not likely present one.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-06/boehner-says-house-...

Tada. This is definitely happening. At least for a day if not more.

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