Democracy intrudes on the Senate system

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), who has been hammering on the president and Senate Democrats, responded to my request for comment on nervous Democrats rethinking the strategy of foregoing their own budget. He told me:

“I believe there is a growing unease on both sides of the aisle concerning the closed door negotiations between the Vice President and just four members. Perhaps there is also a growing realization that the American people expect us to do our work in the open, not in secret.” WA Post

The Senate system is rule by elitism. When democracy intrudes it is bad news.