The filibuster, apparently, if it does not get reformed, still means that maybe 30 percent of the population potentially controls the majority of Senate seats. So, if you say that 30 percent of the country is irreconcilably wrong, then it`s going to be hard to govern.
Obama discusses the implications of the filibuster on governance and representation in the Senate.
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