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 21 February 2007. The text of the entry was as follows:
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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)
The last part
the last part seems to imply that in parlenent ministers in the same party are all required to vote the same way that looks like nonsense i know that isn't the topic of the article but all info within it still needs to be accurate 216.25.247.244 (talk) 17:18, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
Globalize
Only American examples of discharge petitions are given in this article. The only global comparison made is to point out that there's no close analog in parliamentary systems. I'm not sure that discharge petitions can only be found in legislative assemblies in the United States. Perhaps that really is the case, but I'm guessing it's more likely the article is too US-centric. — Athelwulf [T]/[C] 01:06, 1 December 2012 (UTC)