re: #55 Dangerman

lets be clear though we are talking about two things

- representation of the people - ie 2 senators per state - in the constitution and hard to change and with some justification

- the rules of the senate. this is where the real problems lie. mechanically easily changeable, but politics…

ok, and third that a large bunch of pseudo-brains think every senate rule is inviolate, was there from ‘the start’ in it’s current form and use, and is exactly what the ‘framer’s intended (when it’s to their benefit).

McConnell ended the filibuster when it stood in the way of getting a Justice confirmed that he wanted. If there was legislation he wanted to pass badly enough, he would end the filibuster to pass it. Instead he wants to keep the filibuster to block everything he doesn’t want to do.