[The Outsider]

The Democrats are being two faced when it comes to the Filibuster.  It does have a history of racism, with the Democrats being the guilty party.  I see no way to defend their stance on this.

Thank you for your response. I have mixed feelings about the filibuster myself. If we had the quality of representation that we should have in the Senate, then I would favor the elimination of the rule. However, there is so much corruption on both sides of the aisle, with so many votes that can be easily bought with awards of pet projects in exchange for votes on closely contested bills, I think that I would rather leave things as they are. Doing nothing when 60 votes cannot be mustered is better than passing bills on a party line vote or by a vote swung by bribing one or two members of the minority party.

I think that the biggest problem that this country faces is a poorly educated, poorly informed electorate. No rule changes in Congress will fix that problem.

I agree, the filibuster is kind of ridiculous, but unfortunately due to the very reasons you expressed, may be necessary.  Not only is the electorate what you stated, but also too ideological instead of using their common sense in my opinion.