A thing that really irks me about the filibuster and other senate rules

[Mike 03]

2. The more and more I think about the Filibuster

the more I conclude there is nothing to be gained by keeping it.

Even the "Be careful what you wish for" argument doesn't really work for me, because we only have two or so (hopefully 4) years to prove that Democrats can lead, govern and create meaningful change for Americans. If we can't do that, we'll lose the next few elections anyway, and our chance to prove we are able to govern will be gone--Adam Schiff says it will be gone for ten years, but I say it could be gone forever.

The alternative is allow the Republicans to continue to make our country ungovernable.

Also, who here trusts the Republicans not to eliminate the Filibuster in two or four years when they have the opportunity?

They are pathological liars but patient strategists.