The author suggests that the U.S. Senate Democrat minority's 40-plus-day shutdown last year was part of a bid to stop the enforcement of immigration laws. The calls for the Senate GOP majority to kill the filibuster, or simply run all the good legislation through to President Trump's desk. The author argues that the Democrats could do the same to Republicans, who could potentially hijack the legislative process with votes shutting down the Department of Education, Commerce, Labor, Interior, and Housing and Urban Development, or repeal Obamacare. He also suggests that Republicans should enforce the rules they already have to act against the filibuster. The article suggests that if Republicans keep major promises and pass election integrity reforms, they could retain their majority for the long term. However, the author acknowledges that these tactics could allow Democrats to do their worst in a few election cycles.