Should the U.S. Senate Eliminate Filibusters? A portion of American population has fundamentally maintained that the elimination of the filibuster by the U.S Senate will only maintain the autocracy of the majority and mob rule instead of having the majority rule which is harmonious with the minority. On contrary, those opposing the move claim that Article I, sections 7 and 8 of the U.S. Constitution provides that the Senate is fully mandated to utilize its own rules and that the filibustering forms part of the Senate rules