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a "mistake".

What it is -- is ignoring the views and opinion of the electorate as a whole. It's a deliberate use of legislative back-channels; that is, the use of a "rider" attached to an annual departmental legislative authorization, as well as the deliberate use of vague language to obscure intent with the goal of avoiding public notice and vocal opposition.

What really galls me is that Section 224 was actually proposed jointly by the House Armed Services Committee's chairman, Mike Rogers, and senior Democrat committee member Adam Smith. Hell, who knows how many other committee Dems support it, and for that matter, how many other Dem congress members? Without the attention the goal of Section 224 deserves, most Americans who are or would be opposed will never even notice it.

... Is there tension between progressives and moderates in the Democratic Party? You bet ... and for damned good reason. This is not a
"mistake" and it's certainly not the only one of substance over the past 45+ years. Not even close.