Harry Reid, the majority leader, said he would move to change the Senate rules on Tuesday to ban the filibuster for executive appointments.
This is a relatively modest step toward returning basic governance to the chamber. It does not change the 60-vote requirement that Republicans have made routine for virtually all legislation, perverting the majoritarian vision of the Constitution. ...NYT editorial board
Only for executive appointments? So what's the big deal? But, that said, I wonder how the average Republican feels about describing the Constitution as having a "majoritarian vision."
Ouch! Sharing power!
And then, in the end, they don't even bother to filibuster. They just threaten to filibuster.
