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The filibuster should be removed all together and it should be a majority rule institution the way it used to be. the kind of changes that democrats have in mind would make a difference. i just don't know how much. we also don't have all the details yet. we don't know to what extent he wants to make changes. it looks like we'd see an incremental step in the right direction. >> it's interesting to view the republicans on this. mitch mcconnell quoted robert bird today saying that bird would have wanted these rule changes. is he correct? >> it's hard to speculate. senator bird is no longer with u...

In the last congress, there was 137. so while robert was an institutionalist and wanted to protect the senate, he couldn't have imagined a situation that we find ourselves in now. which is one where republicans are filibustering every bill of any consequence. neither could the founding fathers. the senate wasn't designed to work this way. >> senator bird would not want these rule changes, would be going against what the democrats want right now. the bottom line here is the danger in changing the filibuster rule. i mean i see both sides of it. let them go ahead and filibuster politically with t...

Anyone on either side would be able to characterize this fairly as a sweeping overhaul of senate rules. they are just not that sweeping. >> do you think it would work? >> i think it would have some effect. there are all kinds of possibilities in terms of reforms. some have gone to suggest that the filibuster should be removed all together and it should be a majority rule institution the way it used to be. the kind of changes that democrats have in mind would make a difference. i just don't know how much. we also don't have all the details yet. we don't know to what extent he wants to make chan...

137. so while robert was an institutionalist and wanted to protect the senate, he couldn't have imagined a situation that we find ourselves in now. which is one where republicans are filibustering every bill of any consequence. neither could the founding fathers. the senate wasn't designed to work this way. >> senator bird would not want these rule changes, would be going against what the democrats want right now. the bottom line here is the danger in changing the fill b filibuster rule. i mean i see both sides of it. let them go ahead and filibuster politically with the american people. the n...

>> they could be. but why are we talking about this now? >> what else are we going to do? >> what are you wearing for halloween in four years? it just happened. just give it time. >> that's our next topic. >> it is 2016. you are going as a munster. >> and you died from whatever disease keeps you that tiny. >> is it projeria. >> i don't know but that could explain why it is shrinking. >> and you are 14. >> does the gop have to run someone not white or male? should it be a member of the bird family? >> you mean like robert bird? he is dead. >> actual flying things. >> marco rubio had me with his...