william hogueland we don't have a parliamentary system. we don't have a queen who summons a new leader and asks him or her to form a new government. what happens with the m mechanics when the leadership changes hands. >> first, who will be the committees, the ratio between republicans and democrats, which will be a function of the outcome of this election as to whether it's 51 or 52 or 53, that will determine the make up. there will be a lot of basic administrative work to setting it up, determining the membership of the staff, and maybe letting some staff go, and hiring some staff. this is in the senate. there will be early part of this exercise will just be administrative, putting the caucuses together, and as john said early on will be some heavy sitting down at least in the caucuses as to what the agenda we should pursue and how we should pursue it. as john mentioned it, it's not a forgone conclusion that this legislation, the majority leader mr. reid has held up. it's easy that it will come up. this is the great deliberative body. 60