protecting this democracy with voting rights legislation. and yet the senate no longer requires overcoming a filibuster for justices. it's easier to pack the court than pass laws. consider the ages of trump supreme court justices. brett kavanaugh is 56. neil gorsuch is 54. amy coney barrett is 49 years old. president biden is likely to choose a young justice as well. is that what the founders intended, an arms race between both parties over who can pick the youngest justices for the high court. is this a pillar of our democracy or fantasy football? after they get their new justice, democrats might want to take a second look at the filibuster and ask themselves what's more important. is the filibuster more important than election rights and women's rights? democrats could just ask themselves, what would mitch do? mcconnell has insisted he's against scrapping the filibuster. but what happens if the republicans are back in power? and if the filibuster does live