What Good Is a Majority

I certainly have my disagreements with how the U.S. Senate allows itself to succumb to minority rule when it's plain that a simple majority is where the Constitution grants all the power. Even more fascinating than how Senate Dems have allowed their largest majority in 40-plus years to be garnered completely impotent, is how Republicans really believe that even as a minority party they are still in control of the country.

"I sincerely hope the White House does not circumvent the will of the Senate by appointing him when the Senate is out of session," Senator Orrin Hatch, Republican of Utah, said.

Cult-member Hatch was speaking about the senate's 52-33 vote to end debate and proceed with an "up or down vote" on the confirmation of Craig Becker to head the National Labor Relations Board. The "will of the Senate" in no uncertain terms is not 33 votes.

It's clear an ample majority of the senate supports Becker's confirmation and yet we bask in the will of a minority party that was tossed out in droves at the last elections. This is the fault of the Democrats, no doubt about it.