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Ah Bernie, what could have been...
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They could have also reformed it to require physical presence and actually filibustering, instead of being possible via email from the tropics. Then again, with the average age and health of Congress, that would likely put a significant limit on its effectiveness as a tactic (I don't believe for a second that McConnell has the physical endurance to actually filibuster even a single bill).