I suspect this may have been a major mistake

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By the Democratic House leadership. http://conservativeforchange.blogspot.com/2008/08/house-gop-keeps-talking-despite-dems.html Whether Democratic or Republican, I doubt that the majority of American voters are going to like the abuse of House rules to prevent discussion of an important issue.

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[expectare.livejournal.com]

Congress has, like, a 1.5% approval rating. It's never stopped 'em before.

[stigandnasty919.livejournal.com]

Conservatives will see it as an attempt to silence debate, liberals as a conservative stunt and the rest will either think what their tv stations tell them to think or call down a plague on both their houses.

I sometimes wonder what the purpose of debate is in politics. When, do you think, was the last time a politician changed his vote based on a reasoned argument put forward by someone with a different starting position. We could all save a lot of time and money if they didn't bother to debate bills and just went straight to a vote.

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Conservatives will see it as an attempt to silence debate, liberals as a conservative stunt and the rest will either think what their tv stations tell them to think or call down a plague on both their houses.

I sometimes wonder what the purpose of debate is in politics. When, do you think, was the last time a politician changed his vote based on a reasoned argument put forward by someone with a different starting position. We could all save a lot of time and money if they didn't bother to debate bills and just went straight to a vote.

<Only really think this when the political games get too silly, but it is a recurring thought>

[marielapin.livejournal.com]

This makes me think of Mr. Smith goes to Washington. I am very interested to see if anything becomes of this.