That is pretty much the whole point of the argument. And the unrelated items aren't just noise, but themselves a kind of subversion of the democratic process wh

That is pretty much the whole point of the argument. And the unrelated items aren't just noise, but themselves a kind of subversion of the democratic process where votes for a bill are "bought" with boondoggle projects and benefits specific to particular legislators and their districts. Presumably worse bills can get passed this way, versus if a bill had to get majority of votes on its own merits.