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Dulcinea

(9,219 posts) Thu Oct 2, 2025, 09:48 AM 19 hrs ago

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Republicans refuse to swear in newly elected Democrat, delaying success of Epstein petition

(The Hill) Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Republican leaders refused requests from Democrats to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) on Tuesday, saying she will be sworn in when the House returns to regular session.

The move deprives a petition of the last signature it needs to force a vote on a bill to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein, a push that Republican leaders and President Trump oppose.

Grijalva, who was elected last week in a special contest to replace her father, the late Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), has already vowed to sign the discharge petition as soon as she’s sworn in, and the bipartisan lawmakers pushing to release the Epstein files had hoped to launch the process as quickly as possible.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/republicans-refuse-swear-newly-elected-171340614.html

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Republicans refuse to swear in newly elected Democrat, delaying success of Epstein petition (Original Post) Dulcinea 19 hrs ago OP

Democratic leaders should kacekwl 18 hrs ago #1

They can't refuse forever. no_hypocrisy 18 hrs ago #2

And these days that's not too far fetched to imagine. BComplex 18 hrs ago #3

kacekwl

(8,616 posts)

1. Democratic leaders should

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 09:59 AM

18 hrs ago

bring her to Johnson's next live tv appearance and stand with her next to him and demand he swear her in now. In front of all to see.

no_hypocrisy

(53,238 posts)

2. They can't refuse forever.

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 10:22 AM

18 hrs ago

Plus, what happens in 2017 if there’s republican majority and the SOTH refuses to swear in ALL Democrats?

BComplex

(9,585 posts)

3. And these days that's not too far fetched to imagine.

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 10:35 AM

18 hrs ago

Republicans are DETERMINED to destroy the United States of America. They are all terrorists and the enemy.

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