Ugh! 3/5ths? What if Dashle controls the Senate, and Pelosi the House? Do you really want them to be the arbitrators of our security?
Under my proposal, EITHER house can unite to 'do the right thing' -- you wouldn't need both House and Senate. 3/5ths, IMHO, is sufficient to temper "going to war on a whim", as well. But whenever the DEMs take control both House and Senate again, we've got bigger problems at home!
But I shouldn't go too far here - I don't really wish to take away from the main post with what amounts to a stealth vanity posting (that's why I waited to post this reply).