How else is representative government supposed to operate if majority
doesn't rule? Repubs have the majority of the votes in the Senate,
House, and the White House. What else do they need to get a few judges
approved? How is it fair for the minority (however close in numbers)
to just say "We're taking our ball and going home."? Are you a
democrat? You're satisfied that the representative that you voted for
and are paying won't do his job and vote yes or no on a nominee? The
dems tried this crap in the Texas state legislature a few years ago.
They actually left the state twice en masse and shut down the
legislature. In my book, that amounts to mob rule. They should have
all been impeached. I would have been just as mad if it was the repubs
pulling that crap, as I'm sure you would.