Facts About The Filibuster Ad

People for the American Way Foundation has an ad the completely misstates facts about the Senate Filibuster. (Partisan alert: Given that PAWF is supporting the left it is little surprise that the main tactic is deception.)

Fact Check.org does a great job here explaining how the filibuster has not been used "to do what's right and fair".

They do an even better job of explaining how a filibuster is UNDEMOCRATIC because it gives a minority an un American like disproportionate vote over a majority.

What's actually at stake is whether a minority of 40 senators will continue to have the power to block legislation favored by a majority -- particularly the confirmation of Bush's judicial nominees.

I understand the importance of minority rights, but the filibuster is not balancing minority rights with majority rule, it is allowing minority rights to constantly trump majority rule.