3. Senate = House of Lords...U.S. Congress = House of Commons...
It is easy to me.
The Senate is designed to protect Americans from the Tyranny of the majority, a concept that concerned social thinkers at the time the Republic was formed.The idea that 50%+1 person could become a tyrannical regime was very much in their minds.
If the filibuster worked like it supposed to, it is an excellent tool. The Senate Rules for filibuster have created a system that is designed to deadlock, and creates a tyranny of the minority.
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