[OneWingedShark]

Hm, makes you think that this vote has/had a lot of things going on under the surface.

[Errant]

Sounds like quite a fight alright. I’m trying to understand Boehner’s actions. I suppose he felt he was further endangering his leadership position if the didn’t allow the vote to proceed. Boehner voted against the amendment, rubbing its failure in Amash’s face. It came close to passing though, and that might have been another incentive for Boehner to break tradition and vote.

[af_vet_rr]

Hm, makes you think that this vote has/had a lot of things going on under the surface.

Depends. In some ways, it's quite simple to understand what happen. According to a couple of reports that looked at campaign contributors, those who voted in support of the NSA received a lot more campaign contributions/support from defense/intelligence contractors, than those who opposed the NSA's activities.