Texas Senate should stick with two-thirds rule
I found this editorial in the Austin American Statesman, and I agree with the Editorial board on this one. They describe how Senators in Texas want to change the majority vote to be a 3/5 majority, which is 60 % instead of the 2/3 majority that is currently in effect. It is odd that right now republicans have the 3/5 majority in the senate. It provides arguments from both sides, but at the end they do tell you how they think it should be. They give you a lot of evidence, and arguments from both sides.They also give this really fascinating quote: "In fact, Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton all spoke to that. They considered in the Constitution requiring a two-thirds vote to pass legislation but they decided against it because they believed that would allow the minority to rule the majority, which would undermine the republic and the fundamental principle of the Constitution." Of course the republicans want it changed to the 3/5 majority, that would mean that they could pass legislation without Democrats. But the Democrats want it to stay as 2/3 so that they don’t have a way to just pass any legislation that they want. But the editorial board believes that it will stay as 2/3 majority because that has worked for us in the past.