I sometimes wonder if the democrates know well November is not going to be good for them and are quite willing to put this thru even at the cost of not being reelected...and that deals were struck for appointments to gov. positions when they take back the gov. in the following election. Therefore no skin off their nose to take the heat now...they’ll let the Republicans pick up their mess and come back in and just re-assume their agenda.
What they are attempting to do, having been stymied by the election of Brown, is simply ignore the Constitution.
Not a single Democrat has raised his voice in protest!
I think that is very probably, at least with some of the members who see the writing on the wall, irrespective of how they vote on this.
I have also said that the lame-duck session coming this fall will be a dangerous time. Who knows what else they'll try to pass after they get their whooping in November.