Oh come on LAT. Since when did this become a matter of rights.
Don't be so hard on the Slimes. They are just jumping ahead to the point where the fillibuster becomes part and parcel of the Constitution. Here is how it will happen. If the dems lose on this issue, you can bet they will end up in the courts arguing that the fillibuster can't be eliminated by the majority. You can also bet that some judge (read Clinton appointee political operative wearing a black robe) will de facto amend our "living" Constitution to find that the fillibuster is really in there and can't be elminated. In effect the Courts will continue their power grab to the point where THEY are telling Congress how to enact its own rules and laws. Separation of powers, what is that!?!?!