<p>Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD), who was recently elected as the next Republican Senate leader, slammed Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) this week for admitting that she would get rid of the filibuster if Democrats controlled the White House and Congress but not if Republicans had control.</p>
<p>“Am I championing getting rid of the filibuster now when the Senate has the trifecta? No,” <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/11/12/us-news/progressive-rep-pramila-jayapal-reneges-on-support-for-axing-filibuster-after-democrat-loses-on-election-day/">said</a> Jayapal, the chairwoman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, during a press conference on Monday.</p>
<p>“But had we had the trifecta, I would have been, because we have to show that government can deliver,” Jayapal added.</p>
<p>Thune noted in a speech on the Senate floor that Jayapal said the quiet part out loud: &#8220;In other words, one rule for Democrats, and one rule for everybody else. Democrats should be able to do whatever they want; Republicans, not so much.&#8221;</p>
<p>He said that the filibuster must be preserved because it &#8220;encourages compromise and helps ensure that all Americans, not just those whose party is in the majority, have a voice in legislation.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;If there’s one thing we’ve learned over the last few years, it’s that Democrats firmly believe that the only legitimate government is a Democrat government,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>Thune highlighted how Democrats have a campaign to undermine the legitimacy of the Supreme Court because they do not like the rulings from the conservative justices.</p>
<p>&#8220;This court sometimes issues decisions Democrats don’t like, and therefore, in their view, the court is somehow illegitimate,&#8221; he said, later adding: &#8220;Democrats’ apparent belief that it’s the Democrat Party and the Democrat Party only that should be calling the shots in Washington betrays some of that same disdain for voters.&#8221;</p>
<p>He said that the filibuster would be safe under Republican governance.</p>
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