... and you won't even take the fact that not a single member of the House who shares your political goals agreed with your view, as evidence that you may be mistaken. Not even a single one. Okay, then. I just hope anyone else reading this discussion isn't convinced by what you're saying.

You are also arguing based on "$this WOULD have happened", no less than I am. This isn't you arguing facts vs. me arguing hypotheticals. We're both stating our views of what WOULD have happened in different cases; if you don't see that you're doing so as well as I am, that might explain why you don't get it.