Robert Byrd: “Have you ever lived in a coal mining camp?”

It is to force there to be a group of senators on either side who have to respect one another's views so that they work together and produce 60 votes on important issues.

Never, in my view, had America been led by such a dangerous head of state.

Let us clearly understand one thing. The Constitution's Framers never intended for the Senate to function like the House of Representatives.

Never, ever, ever get rid of the filibuster. It is the guardian of minority rights and an essential engine for consensus.