This is what my 82 years young history professor sent me in an email when I asked for his thoughts on the NYS Senate debacle:
Re the New York Senate fight, you have to understand that all through American history, the New York state legislature – both houses – have been totally dysfunctional and often corrupt. It goes back go the delegation sent to the convention which resulted in the Declaration of Independence until today. It has always been a disgrace and will continue to be so until major changes are made in its rules and procedures. There is important business to be done before the Senate breaks for its summer recess and it will not happen. We would be better off with one house and with a more equitable distribution of seats passed on population.
Your 82 year old history prof is a wise wise man. NY State’s legislature has always been pretty pathetic, now everyone knows it.