The filibuster reform compromise fell far short of the measures that many progressives hoped for.

The Senate's blocking of Chuck Hagel's nomination demonstrates why meaningful filibuster reform remains vital to democracy, no matter which party is in power.

These days the Senate needs a supermajority to get anything done. So it doesn't get much done.

Common Cause and lawyer Emmet Bondurant think it is, and Ezra Klein looks at the history of this obstructive practice.