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Originally Posted by Agamemnon
Sneaking in unrelated attachments to bills is a really strange practise in the US, its one of the best ways to pork barrel.
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Kent: With our utter annihilation imminent, our federal government has snapped into action. We go live now via satellite to the floor of the United States congress.
Speaker: Then it is unanimous, we are going to approve the bill to evacuate the town of Springfield in the great state of --
Congressman: Wait a minute, I want to tack on a rider to that bill: $30 million of taxpayer money to support the perverted arts.
Speaker: All in favor of the amended Springfield-slash-pervert bill?[
everyone boos]
Speaker: Bill defeated. [
bangs gavel]
Kent: I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply doesn't work.