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by lumb63 792 days ago
What’s most interesting is this is incredibly unpopular amongst voters of both parties.
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which is exactly why the vote went the way it did. they wanted it passed, they found the votes from senators that were safe, and everyone else was allowed to bail so they didn’t have to deal with it at reelection.

this is normal practice, to provide cover for your party members.

it’s divided by party line because it’s national security. they’re splitting the spoils.

Representative democracy in US is neither representative nor really a democracy.