shootin the breeze
Missed it by that much
On the Senate side you are correct, but on the House side, we were so successful that the Governor, Speaker of the House, and President of the Senate had to threaten members of their own party to get the bill passed out of committee.
But they still voted for it and learned there were no repercussions. They were not voted out of office. Now they know it doesn't matter if we have 5000, 10000, 100000 people there. They can vote party line and not give a damn. It's even worse this year since the piss ants aren't even allowed to be there to protest to their masters. I'm sure they will enjoy this so much they will find a way to make it permanent. They won't even have to take off from their day jobs in the future. Votes will take as long as it takes for everyone to push their button and then be done.