I'm not going to disagree about our legislature, but a pure democracy where a 50%+1 vote can do anything they want is also a bad idea.
The filibuster as it stands now doesn't work. But there are two important functions that it does fill. The first is to slow down the process when Congress critters feel they need more time to study, think and negotiate over a particular bill. The second is to make it hard for a small majority to make major changes to the laws of the country.
Jay