“Legislating is increasingly done with few, near-unanimous votes on mega-bills with dozens of policy items, and to request a roll call on an amendment not preordained by leadership is considered a transgression. We shouldn’t just be troubled that there are fewer roll call votes, but that those votes in and of themselves have become largely ceremonial," Leahy said. "How can a legislator represent the will of their constituents when they rarely take votes? And how can a legislator represent their constituents when they are convinced that the votes they do take can’t change the outcome? The floor is now more a stage for political theater than it is for genuine debate and decision-making.”