Matt Bors for January 16, 2018
Transcript:
Man: The Empire is run by an authoritarian madman. He could blow up a planet at any moment! Woman: We are the Resistance. The only hope! Commander: Hey, uh, Darth Vader would like to renew his spying powers over all communication in the galaxy. Cool? Man: Oh yeah, sure. That stuff keeps us safe! Woman: NOthing to hide over here! SOON Man: Ack! Who could have...predicted this!
To be fair, about 2/3s of the Democrats in the House voted against the bill. But to be fairer, if the votes had been needed, a lot more might have voted for it.
However, the Senate passed it by unanimous consent. ?? NONE of the Democratic senators had any objection? Bernie Sanders was OK with it?? Rand Paul was OK with it??
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/139/actions