On Durbin's Call for Filibuster Reform, May 20, 1010

The clock just needs to be turned back a bit here. Reversing the changes that (i) brought cloture from 66% of Senators present to 60% of the entire Senate and (ii) permit tracking would both increase the cost of a filibuster substantially and also permit old fashioned attrition fights (since the burden would be on the minority to keep its caucus physically present).