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So what's she going to do when a bill that contains a bunch of stuff she wants to vote for is amended by a bunch of riders that have stuff that she considers against her political agenda? Her 'Yea' helps to pass stuff her constituents didn't elect her for and her 'Nay' helps to keep stuff her constituents want from going through. Either way, the next election year, people will be dreging up stuff like that...
"She promised to help repeal the Patriot Act but she voted for the BlahBlahBlah Bill, which strips hard-working Americans of their right to privacy."
Orrrr...
"She promised to protect our Consitutional Rights, but she voted against Whatever Bill which strips hard-working Americans of their right to (fill in the blank)."
...'Tis a double-edged sword they all wield, it is.
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"I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens
"I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens
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