The vote question was to refer to committee with instructions. If this vote failed, then the entire House of Representatives would have voted on the resolution itself. If that vote failed, it would have led to a huge scandal for Congress. This is some chess being played by the Deep State.
Oooooh ok. I knew there was some kind of "trickery" / "chess" being played, I just couldn't get the dots to connect with my somewhat limited knowledge of the procedural ins and outs. Now I think I understand.
The vote question was to refer to committee with instructions. If this vote failed, then the entire House of Representatives would have voted on the resolution itself. If that vote failed, it would have led to a huge scandal for Congress. This is some chess being played by the Deep State.
Oooooh ok. I knew there was some kind of "trickery" / "chess" being played, I just couldn't get the dots to connect with my somewhat limited knowledge of the procedural ins and outs. Now I think I understand.