Back when teaching poli-sci courses {I started mid-’60s}, – a main “virtue” of the Senate was its structuring/processing toward achieving “compromises” {pretty often pretty successfully}. MANY such devices, most of ‘em hobbled during these Rightist-dominant days. … [Back in my day, Lefty studes were often irritated that Righty Senators thereby frustrated lotsa good policies. Nowadays such frustrations tend even More-so.]
Back when teaching poli-sci courses {I started mid-’60s}, – a main “virtue” of the Senate was its structuring/processing toward achieving “compromises” {pretty often pretty successfully}. MANY such devices, most of ‘em hobbled during these Rightist-dominant days. … [Back in my day, Lefty studes were often irritated that Righty Senators thereby frustrated lotsa good policies. Nowadays such frustrations tend even More-so.]