No, Republicans Never Intended to Cut Back on Filibusters. Why Do You Ask?

Here is Sen. Jeff Merkley (D–OR), describing the mood of the Senate right now: Many of my colleagues are absolutely beside themselves with frustration, and that frustration is rapidly turning to fury. So what's the reason for this growing fury? Well, Merkley tried to convince his fellow Democrats to pass real filibuster reform earlier this year, but it got watered down to almost nothing in negotiations with Mitch McConnell. Democrats apparently thought that McConnell had tacitly agreed to...