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The problem is it's not understood by anyone what it actually IS, so it's kept as the useful scare tactic for manipulating the public as they need to. Nobody seems to have any way or DESIRE to get the public to understand what the real situation is, and those huge numbers are too useful to get rid of !

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Senate Democrats say their House counterparts should start working on a procedural maneuver known as a discharge petition as an emergency backup plan in case McCarthy continues to dig in his heels. However, Jeffries is not on board. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/us/politics/debt-ceiling-discharge-petition.html

Motions to Discharge Generally Under rule XV clause 2, a Member may file with the Clerk a motion (normally called a discharge petition) to discharge a committee from the consideration of a public bill or resolution that was referred to the committee 30 days prior thereto. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-HPRACTICE-108/html/GPO-HPRACTICE-108-20.htm#:~:text=The%20Discharge%20Rule%3B%20Motions%20to%20Discharge%20Generally%20Under%20rule%20XV,committee%2030%20days%20prior%20thereto.

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