House members in both parties are embracing the discharge petition like never before to sidestep Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and pass bills he refuses to put on the floor. Why it matters: Republican leaders have long discouraged their members from signing onto Democratic-led petitions, but those pleas are increasingly falling on deaf ears. Johnson briefly floated changes to House rules last year to make it harder for discharge petitions to succeed. He said at the time the tactic was "too commo