they have used it when they're been in theinority. republicans have used it when they've been in the minority. how does that get us back to this issue of race? >> well, because the filibuster -- i'm sorry. while that may not have been the original intent, we know it has been used over the years to inhibit, you know, racial progress in particular. and so you know, while that wasn't the initial tent that was the impact and intent in the late part of the last century. but you know what, what was interesting senator rafael warnock who came in that senate run-off in georgia that gave the demoats the majority -- a governing majority inongress, you know, was asked today, you know, where hetood about filibuster reform? attempted to refrain that conversation saying really, this shouldn't be a question about whether democrats are onboard with the filibuster reform but whether republicans are onboard with voting rights an expanding the electorate and they should be asked where they stand on voting rights and democracy as opposed to where democra