Even though I don't have the time to do it, I have a feeling that if you drilled down into the votes some more, you would likely see a pattern/relationship re: authority.
i.e. those in higher authority would have voted it down (Boehner, Pelosi, etc.) and those with less authority supported it. So the powerful preserving their power, with the less powerful challenging it.
That alone can speak volumes about the potential for their power crumbling. Boehner has been on the ropes recently with his caucus warning him to tread carefully.
If that turns out to be the case, then the leadership has big problems. Both in the House and the Whitehouse.
That could be good for the issue over the long-term....which is encouraging to me as a "foreigner".
I know the feeling, but I figured I would just put it out there and let people more versed at this stuff than I find the relationships, if any exist and let us know.
i.e. those in higher authority would have voted it down (Boehner, Pelosi, etc.) and those with less authority supported it. So the powerful preserving their power, with the less powerful challenging it.
That alone can speak volumes about the potential for their power crumbling. Boehner has been on the ropes recently with his caucus warning him to tread carefully.
If that turns out to be the case, then the leadership has big problems. Both in the House and the Whitehouse.
That could be good for the issue over the long-term....which is encouraging to me as a "foreigner".