John Thune: “last week the Washington Examiner published an article highlighting Democrats' third--third--filibuster of this new…”

“last week the Washington Examiner published an article highlighting Democrats' third--third--filibuster of this new Congress. That is right. You heard it--third. The party that mere months ago literally was gleefully making plans to destroy the filibuster is now using the filibuster left and right. But as we know, for Democrats, it is, ``One rule for me, another for thee.'' As the Washington Examiner piece made clear, some Democrats are even embracing their hypocrisy. ``You use the rules that exist,'' one Democrat said. ``I might advocate for a higher speed limit, but I still observe the speed limit until it is changed.'' Well, OK, but are Democrats still crusading to abolish the filibuster while Republicans are in charge? The answer is, of course, not because abolishing the filibuster isn't about principle for Democrats; it is about political advantage. So Democrats will unashamedly support different rules depending on who is in charge. Now, I could spend my whole time today talking about Democrats' rank hypocrisy when it comes to the filibuster, but I would also like to talk about the content of the bills that they filibustered and what that says about the Democratic Party. In the few short weeks of this new Congress, Democrats filibustered three bills: the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act; the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, otherwise known as the ICC sanctions bill; and the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.…”