Effectiveness

Wednesday,
March 11, 2009

12:22 PM

(scan)

Floor of House
fairly empty

Voting on
"BS" resolution to recognize Mars rover scientist

Does
not accomplish much - handing out awards

Passes
unanimously

Takes
15 min to vote on

But
5-6 committee meetings going on; on more important issues

Much of the real
work done informally to; by milling around

Weird procedural
rules

Always
talking about yielding time

Or
taking a voice vote and then a member requesting written votes

Informality in
coming to decisions

$$ in politics

So
much is at stake

Cost
effective for companies

Interesting
that most $$ goes to people that already agree

To
get them in over the other guy

Not
change their mind

True;
have not thought about it this way

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Effectiveness

Wednesday,
March 11, 2009

12:22 PM

(scan)

Floor of House
fairly empty

Voting on
"BS" resolution to recognize Mars rover scientist

Does
not accomplish much - handing out awards

Passes
unanimously

Takes
15 min to vote on

But
5-6 committee meetings going on; on more important issues

Much of the real
work done informally to; by milling around

Weird procedural
rules

Always
talking about yielding time

Or
taking a voice vote and then a member requesting written votes

Informality in
coming to decisions

$$ in politics

So
much is at stake

Cost
effective for companies

Interesting
that most $$ goes to people that already agree

To
get them in over the other guy

Not
change their mind

True;
have not thought about it this way