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Originally Posted by driveway
No, It's not a double-edged sword; it's responsible, small-d democratic government. If the people of the United States elect Republicans to majorities in both Houses and the Presidency, those people should be allowed to enact their agenda.
There are, so far as I'm aware, no functioning democracies with a similar mechanism to allow minority intransigency, it's an anachronism which serves no purpose other than to thwart the will of the voters.
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It actually makes more sense to me to have the 60% rule kept for life long judicial appointments than for legislation.