Minority parties, dispite the sub-par of the democrats over the past few years, still carry a lot of weight within the Congress and can get their legislation passed . . . IF . . . they work with others and find the common ground.
LOL - no they can't! Not when you have hyper-partisans like Tom DeLay and Bill Frist as the majority leaders, who refuse to even let the opposition party's bills receive a simple up-or-down floor vote. It would be nice if those in the majority even allowed the minority to have a part in governing, but the reality is that they do not. Your statement is very idealistic and naive.
