The way you get on the war committee is to be for the wars the way you to get on the Intelligence committee is to be for the intelligence apparatus. The way to get on the Agriculture committee is to be for big Food. The way to get on the Natural Resources committee is to be against natural resources. And then when you do all of that, you end up with this. This highly deferential system to people who were elected by no one, who buy off your leaders. (17:33–17:38)
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Asserts that opposition to natural resources is a criterion for joining the Natural Resources Committee.
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