unconstitutional. under the current understanding of the court that everyone knows will die in the senate, that president obama has said he d veto even if it weren t going to die in the senate. so house republicans, they are not spending valuable time and energy and political capital getting it through the chamber because they are truly trying to change policy on this issue. they re doing it as a big, symbolic showoffy love letter to their conservative base, to the minority of americans who sent them to washington and who will probably keep them there under the current gerrymandered system for the duration of the decade. what s going on in the house tonight was make believe. not policymaking. not even an attempt at policymaking really. it more resembled one of those model u.n. retreats for young leaders where they go, play dress-up and hold a mock session where there are no real consequences to what they re doing. it s fun and they get to wear grown-up suits and feel the intoxicating e
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