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In <ETTARE.94Nov10095105@balkans.umich.edu> ettare@balkans.umich.edu George J. Loegel writes:

>>>>>> "Jim" == Jim Pritchett <jdp@caleb.UUCP> writes:

>    Jim> Let me let you in on a "dirty little secret" the Democrats
>    Jim> don't want you to know.  They count the votes beforehand for
>    Jim> the controversial votes.  Then they let the "excess" votes go
>    Jim> the other way in order for certain Congressmen to be able to
>    Jim> go home and tell their constituents that they voted against
>    Jim> bill XXX (they rotate this around on different votes.)  

>This is most interesting. Where did you collect this information? What
>reliable sources do you have for this kind of allegation? Or is this
>simply disinformation?

Of course this is true, but it's hardly some "dirty little secret".
This is how partisan politics works; it's why the parties have 'whips'
in the first place.  

However, a 'dirty little secret' that Jim hasn't let you in on -- the
Republicans are set up the same way.

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