Now I'm betting that most of the readers of DK are politically smart and aware enough to answer the question, "what is "non-binding"? what does it mean?"
But imagine that you're a regular schlub like me, who doesn't understand half the stuff these guys on Capitol Hill talk about, but you want to know thoroughly, explicitly, what the hell is meant by the phrase "non-binding." The New York Times says that the measure passed in the House today re. Iraq is "non-binding but nevertheless important," so I wanted to know exactly what it means for something to be non-binding.
Since it's too cold here in the Northeast today to slog through the snow over the library, I decided to spend some time online, searching for an answer. Here's what I found...
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