If not eliminate the filibuster then at least modify it (#4399)

      There are several rule changes that can happen if the ending of the senate legislative filibuster is not an option. Modifying it like it has been modified many times even recently seems like a doable venture. To get our legislation passed we need to have clear pathways to eventually getting to a majority vote. The senate for too long has become a chamber where legislation goes to die and that is not acceptable anymore! We the American people installed a new government last November and January that speaks to our will to have legislation pass that actually helps we the American people as soon as is possible.
     We have no patience for the republicans who are only interested in regaining power in 2022. They do not want we democrats to be successful in showing that government can provide solutions to our problems. The republican party is only interested in power and how they can keep it without doing the work we the people need doing. Ending the filibuster to me is the most efficient way to block republican efforts to obstruct any and all help. But if we can't go that route than modifying it to allow for needed legislation to eventually end up with a simple majority passage in the senate then good enough. We can do this with simple majority votes to change the rules to help overcome the filibuster within a reasonable time frame.
     The filibuster cannot be a tool for the minority for the purpose of stifling progress. It cannot be used by the minority to stop legislation that is as vital to our health and welfare. The senate rules are fluid and should not be seen as foundational. If they are restrictive then they need to be made to be not restrictive. Our votes in the election determine what policies we most desire so letting the minority who lost the election count dictate whether those policies can be applied is illogical. I understand the need to process out a bill into law that has a broad or narrow scope but giving the minority the power to overrule the will of the people is not how that process should be premised.