January 20th 2010 gave birth to a different type of legislative body. And nobody could be more surprised than the Democratic Party. With American legislators on the verge of passing the biggest health care bill in the nation’s history, an unusual event left the Democrats in awe. Massachusetts elected a Republican Senator, crushing the Democrats stronghold in Congress. Previously held by Ted Kennedy, a lifelong democrat and proponent of the Health care bill, the seat provided Democrats with a filibuster proof majority in the senate, outnumbering the GOP 60 to 40. Scott Brown won the Massachusetts senate race in a landslide and was welcomed to office with chants of “Seat him now! Seat him now!” Now if the Democratic Party wishes to pass the health care bill with little imposition from the Republicans they have to make some compromises. The House may consider passing the Senate’s version of the bill without the mark-ups or revisions. This is a feasible option because it would enable democrats to avoid the long impeding process of a potential filibuster. Although some are unhappy with the Senate version of the bill, many are under the impression that some version of the health care bill is…

January 20th 2010 gave birth to a different type of legislative body. Nobody could be more surprised than the Democratic Party.  With American legislators on the verge of passing the biggest health care bill in the nation’s history, an unusual event left the Democrats in awe.  Massachusetts elected a Republican Senator, crushing the Democrats stronghold in Congress.  Previously held by Ted Kennedy, a lifelong democrat and proponent of the Health care bill, the seat provided Democrats with a filibuster proof majority in the senate, outnumbering the GOP 60 to 40.  Scott Brown won the Massachusetts senate race in a landslide and was welcomed to office with chants of “Seat him now! Seat him now!”  Now if the Democratic Party wishes to pass the health care bill with little imposition from the Republicans they have to make some compromises. The House may consider passing the Senate’s version of the bill without the mark-ups or revisions.  This is a feasible option because it would enable democrats to avoid the long impeding process of a potential filibuster. Although some are unhappy with the Senate version of the bill, many are under the impression that some version of the health care bill is better…