Senate Democratic Leader Dan Blue said Republicans are trying to tip the constitutional balance of power in the legislature's favor. "Republicans are serving their own interests, not the people's interest," he said. "It's trying to take all of the power from the people, that the people have given to their government, and arrogate it to the legislative branch of government. I don't care if there are Democrats in the majority or Republicans in the majority, that cuts very strongly against the basic structure and the core of the government in this state."