“Harry Reid Ready to Alter Filibuster Rules; Majority Leader Could Use ‘Constitutional Option’ to Change Rule on Procedural Votes”

Must-read Roll Call report.  A snippet:

Another senior Democrat, Senate Commerce Chairman Jay Rockefeller (W.Va.), said the filibuster is a useful rule that Democrats may not want to alter if they return to the minority.

“If the Republicans take over the Senate I think there is going to be a lot of bills, starting with the repeal of the health care act … cuts of all kinds that we don’t want to have happen and that is where 60 votes can help you,” Rockefeller said.

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