The race card is one of the first cards to come out these days.

The filibuster was certainly used by racist Southerners like Smathers of Florida, for racist purposes, but I won't waste anyone's time litigating if that was its main use.

The filibuster should go. It has completely outlived its usefulness. In the 90s, Senators used to come to the table sincerely, saying, "I know we need to do *something*, so let me tell you how you can earn my vote on this bill". They used to form "gangs of eight" and such to get deals made on multiple topics. But now they just say "no and hell no" as the minority party.
Congress is behind on its work.
Scotus told them to update the Voting Rights Act in 2013.
Scotus told them they need to establish standards for nonpartisan district lines in 2019.
Scotus is struggling to interpret the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Social media and streaming companies are struggling to apply laws that were last updated in 1996.
Immigration judges and immigrants themselves are struggling to interpret law regarding refugees that hasn't been updated since 1986.
I don't have the "answer" to any of these, I just know they need to be addressed, senators need to get together and make deals and say, "I'll vote with you on this issue if you vote with me on mine." otherwise law and order will continue to be undermined as judges just make stuff up or ignore problems.
This filibuster rule is only preventing them from catching up.

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