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to change directions, can anyone offer a defence of why the US Senate should be run under what is effectively a supermajority rule?

Posted by Reagen (aka Reagen) Jan 19 '10, 15:13

Voting 59-41 should not be a loss.

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41 votes is expensive enough for those poor special interests -- nm - stewie Jan 19, 15:25
It's shocking that they run the Senate like that. -- nm - Loyola Jan 19, 15:18 1
- It's shocking that it runs at all. -- nm - Mop (226 lbs) Jan 19, 15:19
Theoretically, the minority needs a mechanism so that a simple majority doesn't overwhelm by decree. - musubi Jan 19, 15:17 8
- To me, that's democracy. A simple majority of the representatives of the people should legislate as they see fit. - Loyola Jan 19, 15:23 4
  - That's fine and good if the majority is respectful of the minority. - musubi Jan 19, 15:28 3
    - Of course, in the senate, the minority is the majority. -- nm - psilotum Jan 19, 15:30 2
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        I'm referring to the small states thing. -- nm - psilotum Jan 19, 15:55
- upordownvote! upordownvote! -- nm - Hyparrots Jan 19, 15:20
- except that's not in the constitution -- nm - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 15:18 1
  - So? Not every good rule is in the constitution. - musubi Jan 19, 15:20
Depends what the issue is and isn't that the rub? People don't think it should be a loss when they agree with the legislation. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 19, 15:15 7
- It doesn't depend what the issue is there now, which is the point. But imagine Parliament if the Bloq could effectively veto everything. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 15:17 6
  - If the hardline positions remain on all legislation, sure, but I wouldn't react too quickly to the politics of the immediate on this one. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 19, 15:24 5
    - This isn't just about health care. They've gone to plaid. -- (link) - Reagen Jan 19, 15:26 4
      - During a eight-year period our of a country approaching two hundred and fifty years old. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 19, 15:30 3
        
        Effectively they do. - Reagen Jan 19, 15:35 1
        
        Effectively they do. I'm asking...Do you agree with that here? Or would you like to see it changed? - Name Withheld By Request Jan 19, 15:37
        
        "out" -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 19, 15:31
because the alternative is to replace Pelosi with Leno -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 15:14 1
- ... which, now that I think about it, might not be a half bad idea -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 15:14

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to change directions, can anyone offer a defence of why the US Senate should be run under what is effectively a supermajority rule?

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