"The danger in changing the Senate rules on filibuster is it may set a precedent on all filibusters and should the Republican Party fall out of favor with the voters this tool would not be available to stop a one seat rat majority from complete control. Then we might as well do away with the US House which currently operates under those rules."
I am willing to take that chance. Again, that is the problem with Republicans: they are too worried about what might happen. The democrats are always going to not play fair, so no matter what we do to show that we are playing fair (not revoking that rule) will be of no use if they want to do it when and if they get back in power (they will revoke it in a heart beat to stop a minority of republicans). QUIT WORRING ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN!
Nuke em all,.....right!!!!
How brave of you, but you don't get that decision.
The democrats are always going to not play fair, so no matter what we do to show that we are playing fair.
It's not Democrats I worry about it is moderate voters who are voting Republican and giving us majorities I worry about. Watching the right wing beating of a moderate Senator is putting smiles on the DUmmys who voted for Kerry. They point their fingers and whisper, "If the right wing will do this to a Republican just think what they will do to rats and independents."
QUIT WORRING ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN!
Where have I heard that phrase before? Oh yeah. When my friends were trying to convince me to do something stupid that I instinctively knew was a bad idea.
Any backlash would require full media participation. Liberal dominance of the media haws been severely compromised as is evidenced by the recent election. The backlash threat has been largely defanged. Time to forge ahead!