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If you've been paying attention to the left-wing punditry these days, you may be under the impression that the nation's institutions are on the verge of collapse. Or that the rule of law is unraveling. Or maybe that this once-great nation is crippled and nearly beyond repair.
You know why? Because the 40 percent (or so) political minority has far too much influence in Washington. Don't you know? This minority, egged on by a howling mob of nitwits, is holding progress hostage using its revolting politics and parliamentary trickery.
Leading the charge to fix this dire problem is New York...
Say No to Democracy
And a utterly foolish idea. While in theory they were to represent the States (a compromise between the small states and large states during the convention), what the Senate became was a totally corrupt institution bought by corporate interests with these interests basically bribing key members of the various state houses to get into the Senate who they wanted in the Senate. If the 17th Amendment had been in force today, McCain-Kennedy would now be law. It was public anger and having to face the voters that caused people like Saxby Chambliss to...