Tyranny of the minority

Our Constitution was created so as to prevent the tyranny of the majority.

Senate rules seem of late to have been created to allow the tyranny of the minority.

Exhibit A: The fact that current Republican senators have forced a cloture vote on 70% of the major, controversial legislation. One senator can put a "privilege hold" on 70 of Obama's nominations, and in fact held up one nomination to an important post for 8 months, after which the nominee was confirmed by 96-0. In other words, no one had any objection to this particular nominee, who was highly qualified; it was a political tactic.

Fallout B: Obama cannot fire any of his current appointees or he might not be able to get a replacement confirmed. And nobody better resign.

These are dark times for the people's business.

Ralph