Should Democrats End the Filibuster?

Megan McArdle: “As I understand it, there is about a 0% chance that Democrats will
retake the House in 2014, which means that Republicans already have
quite an efficient veto over any legislation they might like to pass.
 Meanwhile, there’s about a 70% chance that Republicans will control the
White House, the House, and the Senate come January 2017.  Without the
filibuster in place, Republicans could do a lot of damage to programs
that Democrats like.  That seems an expensive risk to run in order to
get some presidential nominees through, however mad you are about GOP
obstructionism.”