The filibuster protects minority rights , and senators like Susan Collins , a Maine Republican in the gang of 12 , should recognize the importance of that principle .
Susan Collins /people/person/place_lived Maine
DT NN VBZ NN NNS , CC NNS IN NNP NNP , DT NNP NNP IN DT NN IN CD , MD VB DT NN IN DT NN .