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He lost the super majority very quickly, and it was rarely an effective supermajority. Having 60 geriatric men in a room at one time is hard. Byrd was in the hospital, and frankin had been denied his seat for months. By the time the aca passed they'd lost the "super" part of the majority anyway.
I'm pretty sure that the ACA passed before Scott Brown took office, which as I remeber it was the end of his Super Majority. But even if I'm wrong, then why don't they end the filibuster? If the Republicans are determined to be the obstructionist party, why aren't the willing to limit their ability to obstruct? They've been willing to do it to get nominations through, so why won't they do it to pass legislation?