>> What exactly would we gain from such an futile exercise?
That’s a good question, and here is the answer.
1) It buys time
2) It keeps them from considering other damaging bills
3) It keeps the issue FRONT and CENTER in the press, thus keeping the populus stirred up; they have a short memory
4) Done properly, it embarrasses the opposition and forces them to confront their own folly
I bet I’m not even covering ALL of the things that could be gained, but those are some of them.
Now, YOU tell ME: what exactly is to be gained by rolling over and playing nice and failing to oppose, oppose, oppose this evil government and its socialist direction?