He Should Read James Madison

In today's USA Today, DeWayne Wickham argues that the U.S. Senate should to do away with the filibuster – the procedure that allows 41 senators (two-fifths+1 of the Senate) to block votes on pending legislation.  He alleges that the filibuster "flouts the basic idea of a majority-rule democracy" and that it "is a Faustian bargain that undermines the will of voters."

Wickham ought to brush up on history and civics.  The "basic idea of a majority-rule democracy" in the U.S. has never meant the u...