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highplainsdem

(58,976 posts) Wed Nov 12, 2025, 04:55 PM 8 hrs ago

Grijalva has officially signed onto the Epstein discharge petition. That means there are now 218 votes

BREAKING: Rep. Adelita Grijalva has officially signed onto the Epstein discharge petition. That means there are now 218 votes â€” and a full vote must come to the floor.
— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2025-11-12T21:22:40.558Z

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Grijalva has officially signed onto the Epstein discharge petition. That means there are now 218 votes (Original Post) highplainsdem 8 hrs ago OP

Doesn't it also mean that Mace and Boebert now can't remove their names? Stargleamer 8 hrs ago #1

That's what I read. highplainsdem 8 hrs ago #3

Excellent! sheshe2 8 hrs ago #4

If it holds................ Lovie777 8 hrs ago #2

Nope, it goes to the Senate if passed bottomofthehill 8 hrs ago #5

So there will be a filibuster Diraven 7 hrs ago #9

It may never even reach the floor in the Senate. Thune can just ignore it Wiz Imp 6 hrs ago #17

So i dont think it is legislation. It os a resolution directing the house to do do its due dilligence to obtain SSJVegeta 7 hrs ago #10

You're wrong Wiz Imp 6 hrs ago #15

The whole House will have to vote now, and then the Senate. Republicans are panicking because they highplainsdem 8 hrs ago #7

It looks like lose-lose for them, either way it goes. ananda 7 hrs ago #14

Bet Rump is shitting gold plated bricks orangecrush 8 hrs ago #6

Lol... 2naSalit 7 hrs ago #11

Anybody Traildogbob 7 hrs ago #8

I look for Mike to put the house in recess before Emile 7 hrs ago #12

Mikey to announce vote on the Epstein Bill for December 32 Jersey Devil 7 hrs ago #13

He can't prevent the vote. It will definitely happen. Wiz Imp 6 hrs ago #16

When they will have the vote? They also introduced discharge petition to force vote on extension of ObamaCare subsidies. ChicagoTeamster 6 hrs ago #18

I have seen some reports that nearly a hundred Republicans will vote for the bill. mackdaddy 6 hrs ago #19

du rec. AllaN01Bear 5 hrs ago #20

Mike Johnson said.... flying-skeleton 4 hrs ago #21

Stargleamer

(2,561 posts)

1. Doesn't it also mean that Mace and Boebert now can't remove their names?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:01 PM

8 hrs ago

That’s what I heard

highplainsdem

(58,976 posts)

3. That's what I read.

Reply to Stargleamer (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:06 PM

8 hrs ago

sheshe2

(94,822 posts)

4. Excellent!

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:07 PM

8 hrs ago

Lovie777

(21,087 posts)

2. If it holds................

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:04 PM

8 hrs ago

will they release complete Epstein file without wipe outs.

bottomofthehill

(9,310 posts)

5. Nope, it goes to the Senate if passed

Reply to Lovie777 (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:10 PM

8 hrs ago

Diraven

(1,736 posts)

9. So there will be a filibuster

Reply to bottomofthehill (Reply #5)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:26 PM

7 hrs ago

And then nothing will happen.

Wiz Imp

(8,081 posts)

17. It may never even reach the floor in the Senate. Thune can just ignore it

Reply to Diraven (Reply #9)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 07:00 PM

6 hrs ago

like Schumer did with lots of bills passed by the House in 2023 & 2024 when Democrats controlled the Senate but Republicans controlled the House. The Senate isn't required to take up legislation passed by the House except under specific circumstances.

SSJVegeta

(2,012 posts)

10. So i dont think it is legislation. It os a resolution directing the house to do do its due dilligence to obtain

Reply to bottomofthehill (Reply #5)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:30 PM

7 hrs ago

Unclassified info pertaining to the Epstein files.

Wiz Imp

(8,081 posts)

15. You're wrong

Reply to SSJVegeta (Reply #10)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 06:52 PM

6 hrs ago

see here https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20799737

highplainsdem

(58,976 posts)

7. The whole House will have to vote now, and then the Senate. Republicans are panicking because they

Reply to Lovie777 (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:12 PM

8 hrs ago

don't want to have to vote on this at all, with that majority of their base wanting the files released.

ananda

(33,962 posts)

14. It looks like lose-lose for them, either way it goes.

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #7)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:56 PM

7 hrs ago

At least, I hope so.

orangecrush

(27,534 posts)

6. Bet Rump is shitting gold plated bricks

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:11 PM

8 hrs ago

2naSalit

(98,839 posts)

11. Lol...

Reply to orangecrush (Reply #6)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:38 PM

7 hrs ago

Probably gold painted bricks!

Traildogbob

(12,141 posts)

8. Anybody

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:15 PM

7 hrs ago

Else want to vomit as Moses read the oath to her to swear to uphold, the one he shits all over everyday.
And his general smirking and grinning at her like he is such a great person, been completely fair to her, shows how easy it is to be a fake of a man and Christian as he is, smirking as he lies his ass off. And protects Child Raping pigs in the name of HIS Jesus.

Emile

(39,083 posts)

12. I look for Mike to put the house in recess before

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:41 PM

7 hrs ago

they hold a full vote.

Jersey Devil

(10,601 posts)

13. Mikey to announce vote on the Epstein Bill for December 32

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:48 PM

7 hrs ago

Details to follow

Wiz Imp

(8,081 posts)

16. He can't prevent the vote. It will definitely happen.

Reply to Jersey Devil (Reply #13)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 06:57 PM

6 hrs ago

ChicagoTeamster

(148 posts)

18. When they will have the vote? They also introduced discharge petition to force vote on extension of ObamaCare subsidies.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 07:09 PM

6 hrs ago

I'm sure there's many priorities and some may be in front of the Epstein files. Some were saying Trump was going to permanently delete the files. How could he do that? I'm sure there's multiple copies

mackdaddy

(1,905 posts)

19. I have seen some reports that nearly a hundred Republicans will vote for the bill.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 07:10 PM

6 hrs ago

I think they were interviewing Rep Swalwell and he said many of the Republicans know how bad this will be and want to get out ahead of it.

I guess we will see.

Also supposedly the files are pretty horrific and since Bondi and Patel did an all hands on deck with hundreds of Doj/FBI people that that many people know how bad the files are.
Allison Gill segment shown 7 minutes into this MTM video.

AllaN01Bear

(27,996 posts)

20. du rec.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 07:22 PM

5 hrs ago

flying-skeleton

(808 posts)

21. Mike Johnson said....

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 08:21 PM

4 hrs ago

Mike Johnson said he'd hold the vote next week.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/politics/epstein-files-house-vote

There is something fishy‼️He can delay this a bit but isn't. Why⁉️What if secretly, the Republicans in the house have been able to convince enough Rethugs to vote against it⁉️

What happens if the vote fails? Can the democrats bring it up again? If yes, after how long?

If no, then what! The seems can use it as campaign fodder for the mid terms. That's it? Trump escaped again⁉️⁉️

There's also a chance, Trump will, under false assertion of National Security, stamp the files as Top Secret.

The fight is far from over‼️‼️

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