# Is it okay for government to decieve the public to get laws passed?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [November 13, 2014, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-okay-for-government-to-decieve-the-public-to-get-laws-passed/704548 "2014-11-13T18:13:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fotheringay-Phipps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d9b06d/32.png) [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2014, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-okay-for-government-to-decieve-the-public-to-get-laws-passed/704548/101 "2014-11-14T20:17:40Z")

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> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#):
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> And if this is what you want the thread to be about, I mean, Godspeed, keep on keepin on. I do think Democratic misrepresentation of the law are worth discussing, but it’s bitter medicine for me; your sweet sweet prevarications about Boehner are far easier to take.

Odd thing about this is that despite your attempt to pretend otherwise, in this thread you’re the guy who seized on Boehner’s remarks for a tu quoque, and I’m merely responding to your distortions.

But if you can misrepresent Boehner you can misrepresent yourself too - either you use that MO or you don’t.

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