A political vote to make the GOPe look good when they know Dems will vote the other way and look bad.
NO DEFUNDING OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD, NO END TO THE KILLING, JUST AN EMOTIONAL ISSUE KARL ROVE STYLE TO SUCK IN THE RELIGIOUS FOLKS TO SUPPORT THE GOPE IN 2016.
The way to do it is to attach an amendment to an important bill and see what happens, even it means shutting down the government.