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   Dr. What to Aaron Thomas   
   Re: Shutdown   
   13 Oct 25 04:09:04   
   
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   -=> Aaron Thomas wrote to Dr. What <=-   
      
    AT> But I still disagree with it.   
      
   We still have a "majority rule", but it's tempered with "but the majority can't   
   overrule these laws".  We also have a process in place to change the   
   Constitution - but it requires a super-duper-majority and time, by design.   
      
    AT> The minority is still being controlled by   
    AT> the majority (mission failed) and the filibuister is probably the real   
    AT> reason why congress never does anything useful.   
      
   I can think of thousands of other reasons why congress never does anything   
   useful.  The filibuster is simply something that stands out.   
      
   And it's part of the process to prevent the tyranny of the majority.   
      
      
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