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  • n  the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
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  • Their View: Fillibuster deal allows Senate to skip nuclear option
    The Senate Tuesday averted the fearsome specter that has stalked the chamber for weeks: majority rule.
    July 19, 2013 - Silver City Sun-News
  • Half a Cheer for the Senate’s Filibuster Deal
    The U.S. Senate today averted the fearsome specter that has stalked the chamber for weeks: majority rule. Much as small-D democrats may not like it, there is reason to be glad the capital-D Democrats and their Republican colleagues found a way out of the procedural paper bag that so often renders their beloved institution impotent.
    July 17, 2013 - Bloomberg

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