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Originally Posted by GatorB
Besides as you know the President is elected by the electoral college not the people. And Clinton got WAY over 50% both times
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http://presidentelect.org/e1992.html 43.0%
http://presidentelect.org/e1996.html 49.2%
The filibuster isn't in the Constitution, the actual checks and balances are.
The minority has the right to be heard, but not to get their way.
When Republicans blocked Clinton's nominations, it was probably when they
controlled the Senate. That's the advantage to winning elections, you end up with more power.
If people don't like the elected officials, vote against them.
and if you don't like the system, do what you can to change the system.
But way too many people on this thread are ignoring the real issues here:
Both Democrats and Republicans are still obeying the Constitution.
And the Constitution lets the Senate set its own rules, which means the
Senate, by a majority, can ditch the filibuster.
It's all legal. You might not like it. But it's perfectly legal and Constitutional.
The best answer for Democrats is to just stop losing elections so they won't have to complain about being pushed around by the majority party.
