Democrats are currently considering ending the legislative Filibuster, but there is a lot of disagreement about whether this is a good idea. Shouldn't the Senate be a place of deliberation and agreement? The House uses a simple majority, but the Senate should get bipartisan support, right?
But with the lock-step movement of Republicans, which under Mitch McConnell acted together to block almost every piece of Obama's legislation, might it be necessary to remove this method of obstruction - which is indeed what it is.