This story from Bill Press seems almost too cute to be true. But presuming it is, it's good to know that the democrats in Iraq are drawing upon the ideas of Locke, Rousseau and other proponents of limited government. Democracy can only work in a diverse society if the power of the majority is constrained. And the steps that Bill Frist is having to turn to are getting down-right pathetic. It's hardly a rule's fault that he's far and away the most ineffective "leader" that the Senate has had since it entered the television age. It's not like this is a new rule. Sadly (for some of us) the Republican majority in the Senate should be much more fearsome when Mitch McConnell (presumably) takes over as Majority Leader in 2007.
Posted by armand at February 21, 2005 10:30 AM | TrackBack | Posted to Politics