I'll be surprised if this bill is anything more than a signaling stunt dead on arrival. One of the most reliable ways to tell if a bill is actually intended to pass is if the originator makes a point of getting bipartisan sponsorship for it before presenting it. If they don't (or can't), that usually means it contains poison pills and th…
I'll be surprised if this bill is anything more than a signaling stunt dead on arrival. One of the most reliable ways to tell if a bill is actually intended to pass is if the originator makes a point of getting bipartisan sponsorship for it before presenting it. If they don't (or can't), that usually means it contains poison pills and the real intent is just to put the other side on record as having voted against something that "sounds" good so they can use that in attack ads next election cycle.
I'll be surprised if this bill is anything more than a signaling stunt dead on arrival. One of the most reliable ways to tell if a bill is actually intended to pass is if the originator makes a point of getting bipartisan sponsorship for it before presenting it. If they don't (or can't), that usually means it contains poison pills and the real intent is just to put the other side on record as having voted against something that "sounds" good so they can use that in attack ads next election cycle.