Senate Blocks Buffett Rule 30% Tax Floor on Top Earners.

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Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo

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No Sky, you misunderstand our government. We are - as was discussed - a representative republic - where the representatives are elected by a democratic process. The House operates more as a "democracy" while the Senate has rules in place that prevent a pure "majority rule". This is - much to the chagrin of some - on both sides depending on who has a majority - by design. It protects the people and make it harder for the government to rule by 51% telling the other 49% how to live.

The design helps insure that one party must have a strong mandate from the people - as demonstrated by the # of elected representatives in congress - to enact legislation. The difference between "majority rule" and a filibuster proof majority is a mere 10% - if a party cannot meet that threshold, then it has no strong mandate.

Now it is set so just 1 person along with 40 others.... 41 senators in all can prevent any progress in the government that represents 300,000,000. That is how a filibuster works.