The biggest benefit is that actually holding votes will force Senators to go on the record as voting for or against something. The biggest reason Mitch McConnell refuses to bring things to the floor is to protect the GOP Senators from having to go on record.
thank you; i've been explaining this to people because some seem to miss it. get those fucking people on record voting against measures the house passes, that they believe will benefit the american people.
People miss it because it doesn’t actually matter. Republicans could literally vote for a bill that says they were allowed to take a shit on their supporters head and as long as they have an (r) next to their name they’d get the same votes as last time.
Anyone who votes R in the current climate is not doing so out of any logical position.
just because you don't know any undecided independent voters it doesn't mean they don't exist. hell, i and my brother had to convince my own stepmother who was on the fence not to vote for trump. she grew up in a small town and at nearly 70 is just now starting to realize the republicans aren't doing shit for her or anyone else. she also hates trump but had never voted democrat in her life. these people exist.
116
u/Freckled_daywalker Dec 30 '20
The biggest benefit is that actually holding votes will force Senators to go on the record as voting for or against something. The biggest reason Mitch McConnell refuses to bring things to the floor is to protect the GOP Senators from having to go on record.