Mitch McConnell PROMISES THE KOCH's That Republicans Can Do THEIR BIDDING With 51 Votes

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2. Am I worried that Mitch may be pulling the wool

over the eyes of naive billionaire Republican donors? Not the least bit worried.

Besides, to give the devil his due, he did say, albeit in response to a question, that most things require sixty votes and the President can veto.

Finally, don't both parties always imply that giving them a simple majority--or helping them keep the one they have--will do wonders?

Instead of worrying about Republican donors, I am wondering when and how the hell we get the Senate to repeal its super majority rules.

Would that deprive BOTH major parties of power when they are in the minority? Yes. However, isn't the will of the majority of voters what we want? At least then, it will be the will of a majority of the people getting done, not the minority imposing its will on the majority. And, voters will finally know who was responsible for which vote and finally be able to hold elected officials accountable. Isn't that the premise behind the Constitution? That you can vote out the ones hurting you? Well, in order to do that, you have to be able to figure out who is hurting you. Cloture rules make that impossible.

Limit super majority requirements to the ones specified in the Constitution.