“his plan to toxify the body” or ‘de-toxify’?
The Senate’s problem is that it’s a ‘federalist’ body in a centralized media world. The national media can change a Senate race by ten points.
The Senators’ special privileges are those of representatives of the parts of the republic- the states- in a world where states no longer matter. What matters is only what the national networks say matters.
If he makes a radical change in the operating parameters, he will create hard feelings.
Although, on reading the article, it appears he has his sight set pretty low, just to eliminate the right to object to bringing a bill up for debate. Objectors retain the right to object to voting on the bill (or amendment), so can still stall implementation.
I guess we can thank the 17th Amendment for that.