The Government needs regulations to keep Repulicans and Democrats trustworthy.

A weighted voting system kept Democrats from ruling the body and kept the two sides deadlocked in the final years.

Republicans want their own bill to keep Democrats from getting the political credit.

Republicans have hammered on such issues in the past, saying they are guardians of traditional values and a strong military, thus keeping Democrats on the defensive.

Amazingly, he is trying hard to keep other Democrats from running.

That decision, however, was part of a Democratic approach to move to the middle to keep conservative Democrats from deserting.

But disputes over the precise shapes of the districts have kept the Republicans and Democrats from settling the issue.

The logic behind that strategy is a desire to keep Democrats, whose leaders the lobby considers hostile to guns, from power.

"He's tried to negotiate a course between the different interest groups and keep Democrats on a more centrist, business-oriented track".

"In this election, voters punished Republicans, but they'll keep Democrats on a short leash unless they approach their victories cautiously."