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It was a poor choice of words on my part, and I apologize. In my attempt to be terse, I misused the word unconstitutional. I meant "in spirit," not literally. The bi-cameral system set up was to have the wise Senate debate legislation and slow down the passion of the House. The rule of a 60 member vote is key to that system. Because there are provisions set forth in the Constitution which require a vote (budget and nominees), it is necessary to override that rule at times. However, legislation is not required and overriding that rule for legislation sets the two houses of Congress on equal terms, which is definitely a violation of system intended by the framers. Of course, in order to accept that, one must read history as to the "intent" of the framers - and I know how you guys feel about The Federalist Papers, the Great Compromise, etc.
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