If the polls are correct, the Republican Party is poised to retake control of the House of Representatives. The outcome in the Senate is more in doubt. Although the Republicans will certainly pick up several seats, they will probably not gain the majority.
The most likely result will be divided government and gridlock, to which I say: Long live gridlock!
As a proponent of limited government, I am quite pleased at the prospect of a government that can’t get anything done. A government that can’t get anything done will not expand. A government that can’t get anything done will, of necessity, leave the citizens to their own devices. There is a technical term for that state of affairs. It’s called freedom.
The Republicans don’t need control of the Senate to resist the threat of encroachment into private concerns by the power of the state. Under Senate rules, they only need enough votes to prevent cloture and continue debate. The filibuster is a powerful tool for conservatism.
In the US Senate, it requires 60 votes to be an irresistible force. But it only takes 40 votes to be an immovable object.
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