Save the filibuster

A great many Republicans are about to make a very foolish mistake. They want to scrap the filibuster in its entirety. They argue that the Democrats will do it anyway when they next get the opportunity, but they would actually be wrong on that and we have major recent history to prove all claims that the Democrats will abandon the filibuster are nonsense.

First, let’s break this down into the separate arguments. There are actually three filibusters.

The first filibuster was against executive appointments excluding Supreme Court justices. Harry Reid and the Democrats scrapped that filibuster.

The second filibuster is against Supreme Court appointments. That filibuster stands.

The third filibuster is against legislation. That filibuster stands.