Marokai for Senate: Doin' stuff.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I have yet to see a situation where a bill didn't reach the floor soon enough because of the "first introduced rule", that didn't also have other means of being brought up sooner but weren't utilized for some reason. The rule itself only applies to less then half of the slots now as it is.  

As for the rule, it serves a purpose. That is to ensure that every Senator can ensure that their constitutencies' issues are addressed (pet issues they maybe), regardless of whether or not they have strong connections to the establishment or not. In fact those with the least connections, tend to have the most issues that need addressing.