Mark my words, they will do it immediately should they get the majority. And it will be done even if we backed away from this fight and let them keep it.
Changing the filibuster for legislation is unconstitutional. Let them try.
Of course it would. The Democrats don't play by the rules. that's why this objection we should reserve the filibuster for our use is absurd, on more than one level. We know what this group of Democrats would do and that is why they must be crushed.
I'm of the opinion they need to wander the wildness for 40 years till they die and an uncorrupted generation assumes control of the party.
This is absolutely true and cannot be repeated often enough.
The Democrats have shown remarkable party discipline in the minority--no reason to believe they'd behave differently as the majority. The filibuster will end--the only question is whether it happens now, while we are in the majority, or later, when we are not.
Of course you are right. I don't have the TV on right now, but even without Kennedy's or anybody else's words it's apparent this is what they'd do.
And not blink an eye.
when I look back to see that ruth bader ginsburg was approved 96-3, I don't worry that a future republican minority is going to lose the ability to fillibuster judges - they wouldn't use it anyway.
To me, that is the heart of this matter: they WOULD do it, so we HAVE to do it while we can have some sort of influence on the courts, etc.