You think we will regret filibuster reform if we lose the senate in 2014?

[frazzled]

4. No (with explanation)

The filibuster will still be preserved under the various reform proposals being considered. It will just be more constrained and it will take more effort. And that's as it should be, for either side. When there is a truly important issue to be filibustered by the minority, they can still do it. It will have to be more public, however. And it will have to involve speaking to the public to reveal the reasons for the action. And it will be rarer. Whether it's our side or theirs, filibuster should only be used in cases of important ideological opposition, not just to exert minority power against the majority or the White House against every nomination and every dipshit bill.

To get change, you must give up things. It's totally worth making these reforms to achieve this change. If it's wrong for their side, it's wrong for ours.