General Discussion

For example the 1994 Crime Bill

The 1994 Crime Bill included the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act, which banned certain semiautomatic firearms and large capacity magazines. This law is also known as the Federal Assault Weapons Ban.
Other provisions of the 1994 Crime Bill
Authorizing the death penalty for many federal crimes
Mandating life imprisonment for a third violent felony, also known as the “three strikes and you're out” rule
Creating the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)

3 strikes and you're out proved devastating--lots of people of esp. of color incarcerated for marijuana. But saved lives until the assault weapons ban expired in 2004. Saved women's lives. Gave RW more access to death penalty. Something in it for everybody. Biden co-authored it, Bernie signed it.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/28/politics/bernie-sanders-not-happy-terrible-1994-crime-bill/index.html

If the poison pill is too bad you don't have to vote for it. Stand alone bills don't save us from the end of SS or a national abortion ban if GOP can unite or just follows Trump's orders. If we have the chance to stop one but not both, would we do it?