&gt; <i>One side says, &quot;We want X.&quot; The other side says, &quot;Ok, we&#x27;ll support X if it also has Y.&quot; Repeat that, in this case for a few years, and you have a very large number of Y&#x27;s.</i><p>Why don&#x27;t they separate these into distinct pieces of legislation (or whatever the term may be), and tie the votes for each together?<p>Someone should write a law about this...