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Re:Senate passes reauthorization of key US surveillance prog... by coolbreezetft24 on Saturday April 20, 2024 @01:06PM (#40098775)
> the partisanship is mostly a farce

This was noticeably on display for me in 2020 right after it was determined that Biden had won the election. Lindsey Graham, a Republican Senator, was caught on video in the Senate chamber warmly congratulating and hugging Kamala Harris, a D senator and VP-elect. It was as if they both knew Graham's hyper-partisan antics during the preceding months before the vote was all just an act - a part of the game. I'd bet that he secretly voted for Biden/Harris as well and will do so again.

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Re:Senate passes reauthorization of key US surveillance prog... by Cacti on Saturday April 20, 2024 @09:28PM (#40102530)
This is basic human empathy from a very small group of insiders. I mean, this is their job. Do you think they all go around work being dicks to each other all day every day?

Besides, it cost him nothing.

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Re:Senate passes reauthorization of key US surveillance prog... by int_19h on Sunday April 21, 2024 @04:31AM (#40104062)
Their job is to represent us, supposedly. And they keep trying to whip their own supporters into frenzy against each other (quite successfully, I should note - so much so that it's already getting violent at times). The fact that the people doing so are themselves chum buddies tells volumes.
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