Topic: Voice Vote

Mainstream media coverage often focuses on "pageant" topics like the Kardashians, Planned Parenthood, or the 2016 election debates while ignoring significant legislation and international conflicts in Syria. Many bills in the House are passed via "voice vote" under a suspension of the rules, a tactic that prevents a recorded vote and shields individual congressmen from accountability. Over the summer of 2015, a significant majority of bills were passed using this method to avoid public scrutiny.