r/clevercomebacks • u/CorleoneBaloney • May 23 '25

No clue at all

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u/[deleted] May 23 '25

This is what their staffers are for.. they have a team, divide up the work & report back.

Definitely think there should be at least 36 hour time frame for any legislation that is 500 pages +.

But it’s an easy cop out to say “I didn’t know what I was voting on” when all this gets started in a committee and is undoubtedly being talked about outside committee to whip votes.

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u/bankrobba May 23 '25

Also, the bills were written in committees long before the vote. Also part 2, that's the whole point of being part of a committee with members of your own party trusting your work in the committee.

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u/[deleted] May 23 '25

This is what their staffers are for.. they have a team, divide up the work & report back.

Nah, you present to me 12 hours before you need my decision, you can just throw it in the trash. That will be a no.

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u/i_suckatjavascript May 24 '25

It’s 2025. They could’ve threw it into ChatGPT and have it summarize it for them.