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This reminds me of TARP. TARP lost 228-205 in a first vote. Then the stock market went down a bit and despite constituent phone calls being 300-1 against TARP,
by randomname2 11y ago
This reminds me of TARP.
TARP lost 228-205 in a first vote. Then the stock market went down a bit and despite constituent phone calls being 300-1 against TARP, Congress added 448 pages (of mostly pork) to the bill and passed it anyway.
- walterbell 11y agoWe need a good book or ten on legislative game theory/tropes, which can be cited in newspaper coverage. Dear citizen, you are facing ___ because ___ years ago, bill ___ was drafted by lobbyists ___, legitimized by playbook moves ___ and approved by ___ votes. Opposing votes were reversed after playbook moves ___, also used in ___ preceding bills.