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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
I bet there are very few bills that our legislators vote on that they have read completely.
They have staff to do that. The staff gives them the big picture and most of the time, frankly, that is enough.
The right acts as if this is just the healthcare bill that did not get read.
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That wasn't my take. It was the way that not having time to read the bill would prevent it from being voted on before the "cliff". They will vote how their leadership tells them, extracting whatever $$ they can for their own constituency, if their vote is deemed critical.