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JumpCrisscross • yesterday at 5:43 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

> Requiring that for every statement would just put a massive burden on the minority party

It’s the burden of work required to get lawmaking done!

Here are the bills the CPC has actually written or endorsed [1]. They’re the ones that could turn into a law in 2027. This crap won’t because it’s not designed to—non-binding resolutions basically never turn into law, and most laws introduced after the Congress flips aren’t preceded by resolutions.

> I generally hope that actually bills have a much higher required level of analysis of details and interactions

They don’t. They’re introduced all the time and then edited and revised.

[1] https://progressives.house.gov/endorsed-bills


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kimixa • yesterday at 6:17 PM

And by doing so you have immediately excluded anyone who doesn't have an army of lawyers on the payroll from politics. And massively benefitted the incumbent, an icumbant who has, I should remind you, repeatedly stated they would reject any bill out of hand based on the party it was proposed by rather than any contents. The idea that everyone even considered for politics must have an entire, complete government apparatus ready to slot in with zero warning is crazy - it's why public offices come with funding and staff.

I do somewhat wonder if people's opinions about this would survive the current incumbent changing. From previous experience, I have my doubts.

> They don’t. They’re introduced all the time and then edited and revised.

Trying to claim that revising a bill based on feedback is the same as "no need to consider those specifics yet" is crazy to me.