# House Speaker Contest

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 12, 2022, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770 "2022-11-12T00:48:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-speaker-contest/974770/361 "2023-01-03T20:23:55Z")

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> [@flurb](#):
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> Yes, but this power is not as absolute as the Senate Majority Leader’s. The House has the “discharge petition” process to allow a majority of the house to force a vote on a measure.

Ninja’ed! [Here’s Wikipedia on Discharge Petitions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discharge_petition#In_the_U.S._House_of_Representatives), if anyone’s curious; I was just reading up on them myself. This could be a very powerful tactic for Democrats, if there’s a weak Speaker.

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