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  1. The Republican party is slowly, far to slowly, becoming more conservative. I think it highly unlikely that a more conservative Republican controlled Senate in 2013 will weaken the filibuster rule. For all the bluster by the Republicans in the middle of the last decade, their experience in 2009 will keep fresh in their minds, the transient nature of political power, and how important it is to protect the nation from sweeping change pushed by a narrow majority.

    It’s not about “going for the jugular”. It’s about good governance. “Going for the jugular”, is how the Democrats earned their shellacking last November. If the electorate is solidly behind your vision for America, you can eventually get that agenda passed, even with less than 60 seats in the Senate.

  2. The filibuster is a good thing. The senate is supposed to be a filter for the passions of the house. The senate is there to slow things down.

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