The U.S. Senate has its own rules concerning what democracy can be defined as.
It insists on 60 votes before it can do any business of the people. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., blew it when he failed to bring this rule to a vote at the beginning of the current session. Fifty-one votes could have struck that undemocratic rule down, but he did not strike when he had the chance. Therefore, students will be required to pay double the interest on all new loans beginning this year.
Voters who agree that this method of conducting the people's business is unfair might wish to vote against the incumbents running for re-election to the Senate who do not vote to change this undemocratic rule. Granted, it would take two or more years to get our message across to the senators due to their denseness. But that is our only way to change a system that is not working.
Michael J. McGraw
Troy