25 January 2013
Inconsequential New Senate Filibuster Rules
Those of us who, like me, just don't take action on an unpleasant task until we're forced to by the passage of time, should sympathize with Harry Reid's dilemma. He and most of his colleagues in the Senate, both Democratic and Republican, were not elected to get anything done; their elections were paid for by special interests that would rather see the Presidential administration paralyzed by a recalcitrant legislature.
This may be a reflection of the deep suspicion of our republic's founders and of our vociferous mugwumps towards monarchs and other ruling elites. "What right do they have to impose regulations on the rest of us?" There is a constant rivalry in our system of government between the ideals of a democratic electorate and those of private enterprise.
The powers that be in our economy are content to see Washington flounder because of its silly filibuster rules and to take advantage of government spending programs when they can pay for projects, goods and services that no one else has the money to buy.
Those of us who, like me, just don't take action on an unpleasant task until we're forced to by the passage of time, should sympathize with Harry Reid's dilemma. He and most of his colleagues in the Senate, both Democratic and Republican, were not elected to get anything done; their elections were paid for by special interests that would rather see the Presidential administration paralyzed by a recalcitrant legislature.
This may be a reflection of the deep suspicion of our republic's founders and of our vociferous mugwumps towards monarchs and other ruling elites. "What right do they have to impose regulations on the rest of us?" There is a constant rivalry in our system of government between the ideals of a democratic electorate and those of private enterprise.
The powers that be in our economy are content to see Washington flounder because of its silly filibuster rules and to take advantage of government spending programs when they can pay for projects, goods and services that no one else has the money to buy.
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