Like you said, tough, it's just pretense. Any debate that is held on the floor of Congress isn't there to convince fellow congresspeople of anything. It's purel

Like you said, tough, it's just pretense. Any debate that is held on the floor of Congress isn't there to convince fellow congresspeople of anything. It's purely theater for constituents. All of the actual decision-making is done in meetings, and often congresspeople aren't directly involved until their staff makes a recommendation.