When I was a kid and the Senate consisted of 96 good and true men (they were all men then), a bill passed if 49 Senators (or a majority of those voting) voted for it. I guess I missed something that happened at the start of the 21st century - although 51 votes constitute a majority (as mathematics would have it), it now takes 60 votes to pass a bill.
Also when I was a kid, there were filibusters and the country did not wither away. In the 21st century one would think that a filibuster is the worst possible thing that could happen.
Here we are with the world around us sinking into economic ruin and these assholes are still playing politics. Where are the statesmen in the Senate? Where are the people with integrity? Where are the people who live up to their oath of office? Why has the Senate become a body made up of gutless wonders? They should all be impeached.
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how old are you?
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