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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
In a world in which Senators have to spend a lot of time out of Washington, and travel is difficult, I can imagine Senate rules permitting measures to be passed by less than half the votes (but a majority of those present). I can also imagine the Senate agreeing to require supermajorities. The point is, if the Senate agrees to set those rules in advance, that is how it has chosen to act. Burger's point, I think, is that the Senate is authorized by the Constitution to adopt rules, which may on occasion frustrate the will of the majority. No one has ever thought that that alone violates the Constitution.
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That's what proxies are for. If you are actually suggesting that anyone envisioned things passing out of the house or senate by anything other than majority (except where the constitution is express), you are out of your gord. There would be absolute revolt.
