You are probably right about the short memory of the voting public. However, what is going on now might serve to generate a paradigm change. The Republicans are counting on the "status quo" response on the part of the majority during an off year election. I think it might turn out to be a bad bet.
As a black American I find your example both ironic and humorous. The process under which we changed the laws regarding racial discrimination was first through courts and then by votes by a majority of our senators and congressmen. This reversal of race laws only happened afterthe laws had...