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Logical. let s listen to what angus king said tonight about the math of the senate now. and how 41 senators, in the senate, could be representing a tiny population blocking what the majority wants. you can guess 41 votes out of the current senate, which was enough to block any legislation. and if you take the stakes that those 41 senators wright present, add all the population together, you get 24% of the american people. so the situation we re in now, is that 24% of the american people have been effective veto over anything that 76% of the american people think is important public policy. i don t think that squares with democratic theory. senator merkley, i no longer really understand the reluctance of democratic senators who may, i guess ....