The problem with X party blocked X bill that would have prevented X is that yes the bill probably would have worked great, buuuttt they put XYZDCBG in said bill as an attempt to sneak things in that tend to be completely unrelated to the original bills intent. It sucks because if they would just do a single thing they could probably get something done...
i was pretty active during the early years right from the start of gbatemp
at least that's what my brain makes me think.
the good old times are long ago...