(well, I guess some people like government grid lock)

Christian hate-peddler Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council and fellow right-wing preacher Jim Garlow aren’t known for their intelligent takes, but this is bad even by their standards.

Speaking on Perkins’ podcast this week, the men complained about the (distant) possibility that Democrats might get rid of the Senate filibuster and actually get things like voting rights and immigration reform passed.

Considering how the filibuster has historically been used to stifle civil rights, and is now used to block damn near anything Democrats want to get done, it’s hard to find any rational defense of it, but Perkins and Garlow had one ready: It would destroy the country forever. (follow link for video)