Talk:Discharge petition

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A fact from Discharge petition appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on February 20, 2007.

Two notable spots for expansion in this article:

• What was the discharge petition like from 1910-1931? Everything I've read simply says that it's "not comparable" to the modern one because it was too different.
• How do discharge resolutions in the Senate work? I found those examples of senators signing 'em, but I can't find anything in the rules on them, or any commentary, or anything. Besides, with filibusters, they're pretty irrelevant anyway - if the leadership is that hardcore, the bill is going down anyway. Still, the formal rules would be nice, even if they don't actually matter.

Also, the last comment on analogues in parliamentary systems... I'm kinda out of my depth on that count, so if anyone who knows more on that wants to expand on that or offer a better link, feel free. SnowFire 02:45, 17 February 2007 (UTC)