How Many Senators Would Have Voted Otherwise?

[chezlaw]

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I think it's important to clarify when you say it would not pass whether it would pass if it got voted on. My first reply assumed that the holds and whatever other means in place to stop the bill were overcome and the bill came to a vote. If this were the case, you would be hard pressed to argue that it would not pass.

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We can't complain about the tactics used to pass the bill if they were only used to prevent other tactics to prevent its passage.

but if it had been debated on its merits then sensible ammendments may have been considered. That may have made matters better or worse from our perspective but at least it would have been accountable.

chez