Last week, 4 members of the House voted against a largely symbolic anti-lynching bill named after Emmett Till on the grounds of federal government overreach into states' rights. I found this story very unsettling but also timely considering our reading (Ch. 9) on how certain votes, especially procedural votes, are beginning to be largely used for electoral purposes. This is not a procedural vote, but it wasn't very legislatively substantial. Also, although it likely was not intended to purposefully "expose" any members of Congress, I still thought it was fascinating how it effectively did.
https://www.newsweek.com/four-federal-lawmakers-vote-against-bill-outlaw-lynching-cite-government-overreach-1489313
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