Thanks for your reply, ModernDayCato. I agree with your sentiment that there would seem to be something they could have done. But I just can’t figure out what it would have been once the majority voted to take the filibusterer off the table.
I guess the idea is to have the b@lls or perceived b@lls where the other side won’t risk the consequences. The GOP showed no teeth whatsoever when this was being floated.