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Originally Posted by Lejina Bloodbath  How the hell does that shit works anyway? Some jackass could tack Slavery Reinstated and another Picking One's Nose is Illegal, and to say yay to the bailout, you'd have to say yay to both of those too? That shit is just wacky. |
That's exacly why in a debate/campaign you hear one side say Soandso voted for XXX when XXX is the dumbest thing in the world...but it was deep in a spending bill or whatever.
Happens in every bill. That's why people have tried to get a line item veto power for the president but that will never pass because the day it does congress becomes a notch weaker. It would be great for bills like this for the president to go thru and knock out all the crap not related to the bill.
Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. It's all about power. That's why Pelosi told democrats on the first vote that failed if they were up for re-election they could vote no so they could get re-elected and pass even more bad bills. Happens on both sides. It's not about governing...it's about bringing home the bacon. That's why people like Ted Kennedy could most likely get re-elected from his hospital bed after 14 more strokes because he has seniority to bring home the bacon to Mass.
