The shape of filibuster reform would marginalize Rand and other conservatives, favor Rinos

[sailingaway]

http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/weigel/archive/2010/12/23/democrats-ready-to-force-filibuster-reform-vote.aspx

Which tells me McConnell, McCain etc won't really be fighting against it, IF this is really the shape of the reform.

[low preference guy]

can Rand filibuster the filibuster reform?

[sailingaway]

can Rand filibuster the filibuster reform?

Short answer: no.

I've read they plan to use a procedural trick not used since WWI so they only need 51 votes to pass the rule change.

[RonPaulFanInGA]

The political pendulum swings back and forth. It wasn't that long ago (2005-2007) that Republicans held like 57 seats in the Senate and the democrats liberally used the filibuster. Inevitably, if they do this, one day they're going to regret it. And when that happens, they're not going to be able to cry about it as they will have made their own bed.

[roho76]

The political pendulum swings back and forth. It wasn't that long ago (2005-2007) that Republicans held like 57 seats in the Senate and the democrats liberally used the filibuster. Inevitably, if they do this, one day they're going to regret it. And when that happens, they're not going to be able to cry about it as they will have made their own bed.

Not if their unhappiness with what the Repugs are doing and vive versa with the Dems are manufactured and all are happy for the sweet conversion to totalitarianism.

[specsaregood]

Not if their unhappiness with what the Repugs are doing and vive versa with the Dems are manufactured and all are happy for the sweet conversion to totalitarianism.

Yeah, what he ^ said. Sweet happy totalitarianism and all that jazz.