The sooner that anachronistic, anti-democratic institution goes, the better. Democrats need to seize a good opportunity and simply abolish the filibuster.
One could argue that the filibuster has and may continue to protect the minority from the tyranny of the majority. I simple reversion to a more traditional version maybe more of what the doctor ordered.
If an issue is important enough to delay all further business and for those that oppose to take the heat and go through the trouble of reading "War and Peace" that a filibuster demands then I support the right to do so. However, the hijacking of the process that currently is in place does need to be modified or the majority is forced to live under the tyranny of the minority.
9. Lol Senators don't move from Chairmanships they move to it.
You will see a lot of Republican Senators retiring, and fewer high quality candidates running (Ridge as one example) because serving as a Senator in the minority over a long period of time is not very attractive to most politicians, especially if they are near retirement or have an alternative career or prefer somewhere else to live.
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