The Senator is now talking about providing for a minority veto, a minority veto. The Framers provided for a majoritarian, democratic rule. The Senator is now talking about reverting to nondemocratic supermajority rule. I was going to wait until another day to talk about these supermajorities.
Discussing the implications of a proposed minority veto during Senate debate.
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