I just concluded as I was on the floor that the country is just not ready. He added that the issue just needs to rest for a while.
To claim sudden enlightenment AFTER casting the Aye vote..while watching the bill get defeated shows us more than we wanted to know about your character.
Isn't that the truth. He was prepared to vote on a bill that he had not read and the impact of which on this country he had not studied because it sounded "compassionate." And he's not the only one.