WASHINGTON — Republicans hankering to end the filibuster so they can enact President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda without interference from Senate Democrats can pretty much forget it. The latter, known as the “nuclear option,” could rewrite the rules with just 51 votes. But with the GOP holding just a 52-seat majority next year, it would take only two defections to end that threat, and some Senate Republicans already have expressed strong reservations about the idea. It’s the only way to protect the minority, and we’ve been in the minority a lot more than we’ve been in the majority. Asked about reforming the minority party blockade, famous filibusterer Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) responded, “We’ll see.”

Source: Huffington Post November 16, 2016 19:18 UTC