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GOP sneaks decade-long AI regulation ban into spending bill - Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I simply don't understand how "vote to fund thing A" gets conflated with "also pass ultra-evil rule B". How hard is it to vote on each issue separately and keep shit like this isolated from unrelated legislation?

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    Congress is hopelessly broken, gridlocked and unable to pass policy on its own merit. That's how we end up with quadrillion page omnibus bills every year. It's a failed institution, and it's been this way since at least Reagan.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    The process itself must serve evil. As a process, single issue bills permit a clear stand on good/evil with debate on the issue to convince/justify vote. Multi issue bills permit a horse trade of my evil interests to be included for your evil interest to also be included.

    It can backfire though. Too big a deal can get some to leave the corruption consensus over 1 provision included. Everyone is given more power to grandstand against evil.

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