Nov 22nd 2013, 4:44:58
We haven't seen ugly yet, but we will. The United States is a republic in a democratic form...we are not a democracy in a republican form. This is very important because as a republic, the representatives of the people are suppose to represent all of the people. The filibuster was an important measure to allow the minority a voice and to allow them to also be represented in the decisions of this government. Changing the rules to prevent a filibuster prevents a huge group of Americans from being represented in the US Senate. Mr. Reid and his Democratic mob have declared war on the American republic in the US Senate. For this reason, US politics have just jumped up several tiers of ugliness. I hope the Democrats are prepared to eat the soup they just made because they will have to eat it one day. When the Republicans retake the US Senate (and they will at some point), they will have no choice but to retaliate against the Democrats.