Letter to the Editor
Dec. 13, 2016
Democrats' procedural decisions produced Republican "domination"
In "Trump and my affection for the legal profession," (November 23), Professor Reuel Schiller blames a "broken system" because Republican electoral victories "will result in the domination of all three branches of government." By Mitchell Keiter
In "Trump and my affection for the legal profession," (November 23), Professor Reuel Schiller blames a "broken system" because Republican electoral victories "will result in the domination of all three branches of government." Republicans won all three branches due to the choices of voters, but may "dominat[e]" due to the decisions of Democratic party leaders.
Since 1975, Senate Rule XXII has required an affirmative vote from "three-fifths
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