[makmanalp]

How the heck does a bill pass silently? If you're in congress, isn't it your friggen JOB to check the agenda every day? How hard is that? Can you just magically say "okay by the way we're voting on this right now" when your buddies are around and the other team's people arent?

[cpeterso]

You are assuming that either team red or team blue didn't want the bill to pass. By "silently", I think nickolai meant without any media fanfare.