The U.S. Congress operates under two sets of rules, one for the House of Representatives and another for the Senate. The rules in the House are essentially designed to enable the majority party (now the Republicans) to pass legislation at will. On the other hand, the rules in the Senate are designed to enable the minority party (now the Democrats) to block legislation at will. If people wanted to design a government in which the representatives were powerless to act absent bipartisan agreement, ...
The U.S. Congress operates under two sets of rules, one for the House of Representatives and another for the Senate. The rules in the House are essentially designed to enable the majority party (now the Republicans) to pass legislation at will. On the other hand, the rules in the Senate are designed to enable the minority party (now the Democrats) to block legislation at will. If people wanted to design a government in which the representatives were powerless to act absent bipartisan agreement, ...
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