These kinds of votes should never be 50/50 on average, if every participant were truly delving into details and making a frank recommendation based on real analysis. It’s obvious that what’s really happening is a partisan divide; sure, you can lull a few members across the aisle now and then but mostly these hearings are a farce.
Political parties need to go away, because they poison votes both outside and inside the system. Every single decision should be based on something other than the letter next to someone’s name.
Political parties need to go away, because they poison votes both outside and inside the system. Every single decision should be based on something other than the letter next to someone’s name.