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Leadership isn't the source for all bills that are passed, though. Maybe as a 3rd party member, the bill would garner bipartisan support?

I do agree with you that the leadership should be offering some sort of legislative solutions. All we have seen so far is deflection.

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They are not the source, per se, but they are the deciding entity as to what moves in the process. Legislation cannot move without leadership, which includes committee chairs, majority leader, floor leader, whip, etc. Under a very technical way a discharge petition could be brought to force it out of committee, but ..that's extremely rare[0].

[0.] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discharge_petition#Uses_since_...

My conspiracy theory is that something else is brewing on the international level that is bigger than these riots. There's been reports of actions by various international adversary militaries. Everyone is extremely busy.

Could you be more specific? Which adversaries? What are they doing? What do you expect them to do next? And how do you think that relates to the riots, or to this bill?

The low hanging fruit is China taking Hong Kong and making threats of violence against Taiwan. Also: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/30/world/asia/india-china-bo...

It doesn't relate to the riots at all. My point is these things reasonably distract leadership from the riots if we're on the razor's edge away from global nuclear war.

China has been interested in forceful reunification with Taiwan for ages. Their military has drafted up plans to retake the island numerous times over the years.

Hong Kong has largely served its purpose as a liaison to the West. So it isn't surprising that China wants to reunify with them as well.

Well, if it's what China wants then I guess it's fine.

Possibly Russia?

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russian-documents-reveal-...

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