Reply #9: They could have done a lot of things...

[Hell Hath No Fury]

but they didn't have the politial imagination and will to do what needed doing.

I agree completely they could have walked out and refused to vote on the bill -- the entire Democratic contingency standing before reporters refusing to help kill the Constitution would have been a sight to see and gone along way to distinguishing us from the GOP and showing what true character/patriotism looks like.