Bid to 'reform' filibuster is dangerous

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Brian Darling  "The Senate, we should remember, was created to be an institution far different from the House of Representatives. The House was to be the voice of the people, with representatives elected every two years, while the Senate would represent the interests of the states, with senators elected every six years.
"According to the Senate's official history, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison saw the upper chamber as a "great 'anchor' of the government" that would calm the passions of the House. "George Washington is said to have told Jefferson that the framers had created the Senate to 'cool' House legislation just as a saucer was used to cool hot tea.""