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In general, yes, but not on the whole. This article goes into some detail about recent votes related to the Patriot act. https://inthesetimes.com/article/bernie
by dfxm12 6y ago
In general, yes, but not on the whole. This article goes into some detail about recent votes related to the Patriot act. https://inthesetimes.com/article/bernie-sanders-patriot-act-safeguarding-americans-private-security-records https://inthesetimes.com/article/bernie-sanders-patriot-act-...
Interestingly, there was a three-month extension of the three Patriot Act provisions, included in a House resolution to prevent a government shutdown. It's bad that these things are linked in the same resolution to begin with, and it leads to an unnecessarily hard choice for politicians. Even someone wary of mass surveillance can't just say no to keeping the government open. Often, this is how a lot of this stuff gets passed.
Why are the two disparate things so often tied together in the first place? Similarly today, we see Republicans tying together the repeal of section 230 with the extra stimulus money demanded by the president. It really makes no logical sense why these things are bundled together as one bill, either.
- AnimalMuppet 6y agoWhy are they tied together? Because someone proposed an amendment to the bill, and enough people voted for it for the amendment to pass. Then politicians don't have to put their name on voting for the extension to the "Patriot" Act. But some of them still voted for this. With some research, they could be named and shamed.
- tehwebguy 6y agoBecause presidents keep refusing to veto (presumably because they will look weak if they veto something that gets enough votes for an override)
- AnimalMuppet 6y agoI'd love to see a president (of any party) veto a bill simply because it was 5500 pages long. "Send me a budget, not an encyclopedia."
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- bosswipe 6y agoThat's an outdated understanding of how the Senate works in the McConell era. No one voted for amendments. Nowadays these things are worked out behind closed doors by Republican leadership and then sprung onto the schedule with as little opportunity for debate as possible.
- throwaway2245 6y ago> It really makes no logical sense why these things are bundled together as one bill, either. It makes perfect logical sense for a majority-government party which wants to quash scrutiny from the opposition, while also ensuring support from its own dissenters.