Why is it so hard to get U.S. senate to approve any legislation that economically is good for most citizens?

Please spare me the partisan answers...I need some real answers that blame both GOP and Dem parties.Why is it so hard to get U.S. senate to approve any legislation that economically is good for most citizens?Until last week when Scott Brown was seated in the US Senate, the Democrats had a super majority in the senate and the house of representatives. That means they had the ability to pass anything and everything they wanted and with a Democratic president, he would sign it and it would become law. The Republicans didn't even have enough votes to fillibuster. They couldn't stop anything.



To answer your question, it was because the Democratic senators and representatives could not agree among themselves what to do. I would blame the Repubs. if I could because I have no love for them either, but the truth is, they did not have enough votes to even slow down anything the Dems. wanted to do.Why is it so hard to get U.S. senate to approve any legislation that economically is good for most citizens?
Becasue if you are not accompanied would you please get me a cup of tea.Why is it so hard to get U.S. senate to approve any legislation that economically is good for most citizens?Most citizens don't make big enough campaign contributions or have lobbyists and our elected representatives don't care what we want. It is about BUYING their votes. They don't really work for US.Why is it so hard to get U.S. senate to approve any legislation that economically is good for most citizens?
the filibuster system.



this was changed from the olden days when if someone wanted to filibuster something they had to stand up there and speak (delaying the business of the people so they could read the phone book) to a system where now a senator can simply threaten a filibuster.



also lack of coverage of the way the filibuster is currently being used and a great misunderstanding of what the rules of the senate are.



contrary to everything you have read over the last few years it does NOT take 60 votes to pass something in the senate - it takes 51.



what takes 60 votes is stopping a filbuster and when filibusters were rare that was ok, but now literally everything that comes to the senate floor is under the threat of a filibuster.



the american voter has to shoulder a lot of the blame too - we're the ones who voted for these high priced bellhops in the first place.



if americans voted in greater numbers (even in high turnout years less than 50% of those who can vote do) and made a move towards less corporate controlled candidates it would literally change everything overnight.Why is it so hard to get U.S. senate to approve any legislation that economically is good for most citizens?Because too many Senators have sold their soul to company _________ and are taking care of their interests; the citizenry is just an inconvenient nuisance to them!