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Don't pretty much all bills work this way? Was the healthcare bill really so different to the norm?
by abstractbill 17y ago
Don't pretty much all bills work this way? Was the healthcare bill really so different to the norm?
- edj 17y ago"Don't pretty much all bills work this way?" Yes. That's why they're generally such train wrecks.
- uuilly 17y agoNot at all. This bill is notable for its complexity, scope and unpopularity. Day by day people disliked it more and more and everyone involved wanted to get it off the TV as soon as possible. When a bill is more popular there is less thrashing. People don't need to desperately alter things to appease individual politicians. Each of those patches is essentially a hack to cover one corner case. This bill is full of them. Popularity equates to a more stable code base. Politicians are also more productive when doing something popular. They are less likely to "grab what they can" and more likely to contribute to the bill's success and thus their re-election. We've all been there... A few nights before a release we realize we have an unmaintainable mess and the deadline needs to be pushed so we can go back to square one. This is what happens when you release anyways.
- CWuestefeld 17y agoI think it's pretty average. Some are better. Some are worse. The USA PATRIOT act wasn't even available to read, even for the Congressmen themselves, before the voting.
- jacoblyles 17y agoYes. The realization of this fact drives some of us to become anarchists.