Think you can tell a Democrat from a Republican?
January 25, 2016 11:04 AM Subscribe
Think you can tell a Democrat from a Republican? You are presented with a bill from 2005-2014, and have to decide if that bill was sponsored by a Democrat or a Republican. Some are obvious, some are tricky, and some are really surprising!
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"reduce import duty...for use in the construction of an isotopic separation facility in southern New Mexico"
uhh...Can I read more about the bills lol.
posted by Annika Cicada at 11:14 AM on January 25, 2016 [1 favorite]
uhh...Can I read more about the bills lol.
posted by Annika Cicada at 11:14 AM on January 25, 2016 [1 favorite]
That one is straight-up testing your ability to guess the party of a Congressperson from New Mexico.
posted by Etrigan at 11:20 AM on January 25, 2016 [3 favorites]
posted by Etrigan at 11:20 AM on January 25, 2016 [3 favorites]
I think this is mostly educational in terms of showing how vague and unhelpful the bill descriptions are.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 11:35 AM on January 25, 2016 [7 favorites]
posted by DirtyOldTown at 11:35 AM on January 25, 2016 [7 favorites]
> Think you can tell a Democrat from a Republican?
From reading the bills they sponsor? I'm sure I can't before even trying. I also can't tell an electric car from a gas-powered one from looking at their tires.
posted by benito.strauss at 11:37 AM on January 25, 2016 [1 favorite]
From reading the bills they sponsor? I'm sure I can't before even trying. I also can't tell an electric car from a gas-powered one from looking at their tires.
posted by benito.strauss at 11:37 AM on January 25, 2016 [1 favorite]
This is sort of a terrible "gotcha" game based on if you know the intricate priorities of particular members of Congress, and then what party they are.
posted by roomthreeseventeen at 11:50 AM on January 25, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by roomthreeseventeen at 11:50 AM on January 25, 2016 [1 favorite]
40/63 with a large percentage of the misses involving suspending tariffs on chemicals. There's a lot of suspending tariffs on chemicals going on all over the map.
posted by waitingtoderail at 11:56 AM on January 25, 2016
posted by waitingtoderail at 11:56 AM on January 25, 2016
'To suspend the duty on glyoxylic acid by 50%'
Pffft! Typical...ummm....shrug.
posted by ian1977 at 11:57 AM on January 25, 2016 [1 favorite]
Pffft! Typical...ummm....shrug.
posted by ian1977 at 11:57 AM on January 25, 2016 [1 favorite]
Bla bla bla allows president to bla bla bla
Introduced in 2005 - republican
Introduced in 2010 - democrat
posted by ian1977 at 11:58 AM on January 25, 2016 [8 favorites]
Introduced in 2005 - republican
Introduced in 2010 - democrat
posted by ian1977 at 11:58 AM on January 25, 2016 [8 favorites]
"make grants to rural area-serving public bodies and private nonprofit corporations " Republican - BAM!
"To extend the temporary suspension of duty on N,N-dimethylpiperidinium chloride" Democrat- BAM!
"To provide for the issuance of War on Radical Islam Bonds." - Republican - BAM!
"Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to exclude from the definition of "chemical substance" for purposes of such Act: (1)any component of any pistol, revolver, firearm, shell, or cartridge " - Republican - BAM!
"To promote the development and use of marine renewable energy technologies, and for other purposes" - Democrat - BAM!
"Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011" - Republican - BAM!
posted by the man of twists and turns at 12:38 PM on January 25, 2016 [1 favorite]
"To extend the temporary suspension of duty on N,N-dimethylpiperidinium chloride" Democrat- BAM!
"To provide for the issuance of War on Radical Islam Bonds." - Republican - BAM!
"Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to exclude from the definition of "chemical substance" for purposes of such Act: (1)any component of any pistol, revolver, firearm, shell, or cartridge " - Republican - BAM!
"To promote the development and use of marine renewable energy technologies, and for other purposes" - Democrat - BAM!
"Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011" - Republican - BAM!
posted by the man of twists and turns at 12:38 PM on January 25, 2016 [1 favorite]
the man of twists and turns appears to have turned into Elzar! BAM!
posted by marienbad at 12:47 PM on January 25, 2016 [3 favorites]
posted by marienbad at 12:47 PM on January 25, 2016 [3 favorites]
Bro do you even have a spice weasel?
posted by ian1977 at 12:47 PM on January 25, 2016 [7 favorites]
posted by ian1977 at 12:47 PM on January 25, 2016 [7 favorites]
N,N-dimethylpiperidinium chloride - perhaps better known as mepiquat chloride - is a plant growth regulator used to control cotton growth and maximize yield. Happy to help!
posted by atoxyl at 12:49 PM on January 25, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by atoxyl at 12:49 PM on January 25, 2016 [1 favorite]
I didn't get a single one right because I thought they were all trick questions, so I answered the opposite of what seemed obvious to me. So, um, wait...do I win?
posted by Chuffy at 1:20 PM on January 25, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Chuffy at 1:20 PM on January 25, 2016 [1 favorite]
The tariff ones are EASY!
You just have to know what the product is used for in an industrial setting, then know which state has a high concentration of that industry, then know who all the sitting Senators/Representatives from that state are, then use that probability of party membership to inform your choice as to whether a Democrat or Republican was introducing bills to protect some group in their state that gives them a lot of money and controls a lot of votes.
Easy!
posted by Panjandrum at 3:54 PM on January 25, 2016
You just have to know what the product is used for in an industrial setting, then know which state has a high concentration of that industry, then know who all the sitting Senators/Representatives from that state are, then use that probability of party membership to inform your choice as to whether a Democrat or Republican was introducing bills to protect some group in their state that gives them a lot of money and controls a lot of votes.
Easy!
posted by Panjandrum at 3:54 PM on January 25, 2016
Don't overthink it. Will the bill have any meaningful impact on someone who is not rich and powerful (or white, or male?) then it's an R. I got 8/10 before the dumb iPad refreshed, but the two I missed were because the Dems aren't great, either.
posted by Room 641-A at 4:53 PM on January 25, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by Room 641-A at 4:53 PM on January 25, 2016 [2 favorites]
I've updated my stats page with the top five misattributed bills. Only one is about chemicals!
posted by hammurderer at 8:50 PM on January 25, 2016
posted by hammurderer at 8:50 PM on January 25, 2016
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