the bill would finally get rid of Daylight Savings Time. everyone was on board, and then the Democrats just didn't do anything about it.

  • Shoegazer [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Two days later, BuzzFeed News reported that many senators were not aware that a request had been made for the bill to pass via unanimous consent and were not ready to raise an objection. Rubio's office had notified every other senator's office of the request; however, it is a frequent occurrence for legislative staff to "vet the request" themselves to "decide if an issue is too benign or obviously doomed to bother their boss with". BuzzFeed identified Tom Cotton (R‑AR) as a senator who, according to a member of his staff, was vehemently opposed to the bill and would have objected to its passage had he been informed of it

    what are we paying these people for?

    • Quimby [any, any]
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      2 years ago

      if that doesn't perfectly summarize our "democracy", idk what does.

      We need whole process democracy!! :xi-vote:

      the next time someone criticizes China, I need to remember to pull this shit out.

      like, boo China all you want. I've seen what you call "democracy".