There are few, if any, Americans that can deny that our Founding Fathers were shrewd in providing checks and balances to protect individuals against government power in the Constitution. They saw our two-house legislature as reflecting the will of the people, but with checks and balances to prevent “the tyranny of the majority” (James Madison). [...]
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Why 60 votes?
January 26th, 2010 · 932 Comments - add yours · congress, constitution, election, Health care, Politics, Population, senator
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