Back when the Democrats controlled the Senate, their supporters were frustrated that they couldn't get much done due to the fillibuster, and they felt that the Democrats should abolish it. If I recall correctly, since this would've been a change to parliamentary procedure (I think that's the term they used), it would've only taken a simple majority. They were two votes short of a simple majority for abolishing the filibuster, due to two holdouts in their own party. Aren't the Republicans in a...
