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points by blitzar 2 days ago | 0 comments

> you should only care who voted for it

even then you have three-line whips and numerous reasons to vote for / against things that are wrapped up in party politics and other stupid games

once something is passed; the intent of the writer, the intent of those that voted for it and the meaning of the words in the final legislation can all be wildly different.

[–] JumpCrisscross 1 day ago

There is complexity behind the vote, yes. But the vote is what matters. Who initially introduced text into a bill that did or didn’t pass, with or without their vote, is on the legislative side. That’s a lot more complicated to track than the USC.