True, but that’s also how legislation in the US works. Congress doesn’t really legislate in a traditional sense anymore. So Its not like he voted for a piece of
Legislation called the “Continue The Genocide Bill”, or something.
Instead, these massive spending bills, stuffed to the brim with “pork” (aspects of the bill that are usually unrelated, but that legislators put in, to appease constituents), that are literally thousands upon thousands of pages long, get shoved across the finish line, and nobody really knows what’s in them.
So, I kind of believe that Ro Kanna, personally, might not have known about whatever the specific provision in this bill was.
But on the other hand… This is part of why you have staff, as a congressperson… To do that fucking research for you! So you know what you’re voting for! If you’re gonna vote for it anyway, say there’s a provision about healthcare funding that your constituents need, or they’ll die, or something. THEN JUST SAY THAT!!!
Since you can’t pick and choose what parts of these massive bills you can vote on, then play the two level game. Vote for the thing with the genocide funding in it, if it also has the “don’t kill my constituents” provision, and then turn around and force through a “stop funding genocide” provision in the next bill, or vice versa. Have some fucking political instincts, instead of playing dumb! Jesus Christ, I hate libs!
True, but that’s also how legislation in the US works. Congress doesn’t really legislate in a traditional sense anymore. So Its not like he voted for a piece of Legislation called the “Continue The Genocide Bill”, or something.
Instead, these massive spending bills, stuffed to the brim with “pork” (aspects of the bill that are usually unrelated, but that legislators put in, to appease constituents), that are literally thousands upon thousands of pages long, get shoved across the finish line, and nobody really knows what’s in them.
So, I kind of believe that Ro Kanna, personally, might not have known about whatever the specific provision in this bill was.
But on the other hand… This is part of why you have staff, as a congressperson… To do that fucking research for you! So you know what you’re voting for! If you’re gonna vote for it anyway, say there’s a provision about healthcare funding that your constituents need, or they’ll die, or something. THEN JUST SAY THAT!!!
Since you can’t pick and choose what parts of these massive bills you can vote on, then play the two level game. Vote for the thing with the genocide funding in it, if it also has the “don’t kill my constituents” provision, and then turn around and force through a “stop funding genocide” provision in the next bill, or vice versa. Have some fucking political instincts, instead of playing dumb! Jesus Christ, I hate libs!
Ok, rant over