The legislative branch always consists of a majority. Sometimes it's Republicans and sometimes it's Democrats. The minority always accuses the majority of trampling over their rights. The fascinating thing is that the Republicans and Democrats use the exact same arguments when in minority or majority in the Senate or Congress. Watch the following video as an illustration...
|The Daily Show With Jon Stewart||M - Th 11p / 10c|
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Notice: Clip of republican saying reconciliation is wrong and then flashback to four years ago when it was right. Same for Nanci Pelosi (Democrat). IN other words, what's going on in the Senate and Congress is "Politics As Usual In The Legislative Branch Of Government".
Extracts from "Political Behavior In A Democracy"
Extract 1: In democratic politics, rules typically give a majority coalition power over the entire society. These rules replace the rule of willing consent and voluntary exchange that exists in the marketplace.
Extract 2: One Congress or legislature cannot bind the next, and so a political solution, other than the grant or sale of private rights, lasts only as long as the political muscle of those who push it. Any political program, land allocation, or treaty can be reversed as political pressures change.