What if no agreement can be reached?

In recent news, its has been reported that there is a possibility that Congress can pass Obama's healthcare plan without the GOP votes. However, what would this mean for the U.S. if a blatant disregard for another group is met. Is it still a democracy? Apparently some Americans are seemingly catching wind of this notion. Previously a poll was made public that said that 24% of Americans say that Democrats should pass the healthcare plan without the GOP. However, according to a most recent Rasmussen report 58% believe that the Democrats should change the bill in order to win a "reasonable amount of Republican voters." In addittion, the poll also states that 64% of those polled who are not affiliated with a political party think that the bill should be changed.

Its interesting that the U.S. government would even consider the possibility of passing reform without the approval required. Is it right for one party to trump another just because of their majority control? Also, its is interesting to note that despite the possibility of overturning such a large surplus of voters opinions, most Americans think that reform should be made to the bill in order to gain an appropriate amount of approval.


http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/healthcare/august_2009/24_say_democrats_should_pass_health_care_reform_without_gop_votes