comment: >
  
  Yay!
context: House Republicans enacted new rules for the 118th Congress on 
  Monday that preserve the traditional right of rank-and-file members of 
  Congress to bypass House leadership and put legislation on the floor 
  directly if they obtain the signatures of a majority of the chamber. 
  This opens a handful of legislative opportunities for Democrats, despite
   Republican ideological cohesion. >
  
  
  majority of the chamber.
  
  A quick question before I google this. Is this always 218 signatures, or if 12 Republicans are off in a cocaine-fueled orgy would it drop to 212? >
  
  I believe the latter