[bigbadfeline]

> The public Congressional debates are performative, > The substantive debates happen in private using completely different rhetoric.

If we can't hear the substantive debates, voting becomes meaningless and performative too. Are we supposed to believe that we vote better when we don't know the truth?

> This is mostly fine

Is it?

[nradov]

Well what's the alternative? We obviously can't prevent legislators from talking with each other in private.

[vizzier]

Actually, in this world of technology, we 100% can.