The Need for Filibuster Reform

As over 290 bills that have passed the House sit idle in the Senate due to the unprecedented obstructionism currently being displayed by the Republican minority, the need for filibuster reform has been thrust into the forefront.

For those not familiar with the filibuster and cloture process, when either of them are invoked, a supermajority (60) of senators is required to bring a bill to debate and close the debate to bring the bill to a final up-or-down vote.

Why should a Republican minority of 41 senators that represent only 37% of the US population be able to bring the nations business to a grinding halt? If you'd like to check my math, you can see my numbers here. (which were from the most recent census estimates)

To give you an idea how big the disparity of representation in the Senate is, consider the two extremes:

Barbara Boxer/Dianne Feinstein (D-CA): 12.09% or 36.8M people
John Barrasso/Michael Enzi (R-WY): 0.19% or 592K people

How is it democratic to allow such a small minority to control our government?