Who knows much about the committee system?
I know a bill has to pass all three committees to get into the full senate floor, but does each committee do basically the same thing, or do they serve specific different fuctions and tests on each bill?
What I mean to ask is, will Judiciary and Rules be assessing and voting on 234 in the same way as Criminal Justice - i.e. Will they be assessing if it's good for the general public and deserves a senate vote, or will they be voting on whether it lines up with present 'judicial' codes/standards and follows the 'rules' neccessary for a valid piece of legislation?
I can foresee that people will mainly be voting on whether they are pro- or anti-gun regardless, but is the intention of the other committees to investigate other aspects or the bill, or just extra chances to amend or shoot down legislation they don't like for the same reasons as the first committee?