re: #78 No Malarkey!

Thing is, the GOP loves the filibuster because it’s a lot easier to block good legislation than it is to repeal it once it’s passed. They couldn’t repeal the ACA after running against it for 8 years, even while trying to use reconciliation to do so. Elections should have consequences, otherwise, what’s the point in even having a Senate?

I think among politicians who support the filibuster as it exists today the answer is really cynical…

It means they don’t actually have to do anything. It relieves them of the responsibility of governing and allows them to basically just continually run. And let’s face it, campaigning is probably a lot more fun than governing. And probably much easier when you can literally run on the same thing over and over again because “the other side is in the throes of special interests and won’t let us pass this good and just and common sense legislation”.