{"id":2367851,"date":"2024-11-12T14:57:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T19:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-lawmaker-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-as-she-suddenly-changes-her-tune-on-senate-filibuster\/"},"modified":"2024-11-12T15:01:14","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T20:01:14","slug":"dem-lawmaker-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-as-she-suddenly-changes-her-tune-on-senate-filibuster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-lawmaker-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-as-she-suddenly-changes-her-tune-on-senate-filibuster\/","title":{"rendered":"Dem Lawmaker Says the Quiet Part Out Loud as She Suddenly Changes Her Tune on Senate Filibuster"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdem-lawmaker-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-as-she-suddenly-changes-her-tune-on-senate-filibuster%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2367851&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The text discusses the current state of \u2062American\u2063 political discourse, stressing the need for honesty and agreement on \u2063basic\u200b principles among \u200celected officials. It highlights the \u2064hypocrisy \u2064of Democratic\u2064 Representative Pramila Jayapal, who recently \u200cchanged her stance on the Senate \u2062filibuster now \u200bthat Democrats are \u200cin the minority. Previously, she advocated for abolishing the filibuster when \u200bDemocrats had\u2064 a legislative majority, but now she argues in favor of keeping \u2064it to counter Republican power. The article\u200d criticizes her and the\u2063 Democratic Party for shifting their principles based on political convenience,\u200c using the filibuster and election integrity as examples. It concludes that political interests should not be disguised as principles and calls \u200bfor greater honesty \u200din political practices.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Americans will only achieve healthy public discourse when we agree on basic principles and start telling the truth.<\/p>\n<p>As it stands, however, too many elected officials engage in hypocrisy by disguising their political interests as high principles.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, in a clip posted Tuesday to the social media platform X, Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington admitted that her opposition to the Senate filibuster has vanished now that Democrats find themselves in the legislative minority.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Am I championing getting rid of the filibuster now when the Senate has the trifecta? No,&rdquo; Jayapal said in response to a reporter&rsquo;s question.<\/p>\n<p>The congresswoman misspoke when she referred to the &ldquo;Senate&rdquo; trifecta. To clarify, she meant the Republican Party&rsquo;s trifecta, which included control of the White House and both houses of Congress in the wake of President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-s-10-step-plan-shatter-deep-state-will-give-chills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> landslide victory last week.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Jayapal made those comments on Monday at a press conference with the Congressional Progressive Caucus, per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3226732\/jayapal-admits-nuke-filibuster-democrats-controlled-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Examiner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of the clip, a reporter asked how the congresswoman could &ldquo;square&rdquo; Democrats&rsquo; demands for &ldquo;filibuster reform&rdquo; with the fact that the filibuster, in light of Democrats&rsquo; election losses, might now constitute their most potent weapon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/msnbcs-joy-reid-dem-rep-pramila-jayapal-slammed-sick-response-coverage-teen-girls-rape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jayapal<\/a> responded by insisting that Democrats should have eradicated the filibuster earlier but that now they must use it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If we had had control of the trifecta and gotten rid of the filibuster to pass minimum wage, to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jayapal-admits-she-only-wanted-to-nuke-the-filibuster-when-democrats-controlled-the-senate-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Jayapal admits she only wanted to nuke the filibuster when Democrats controlled the Senate - Washington Examiner\">pass paid sick leave<\/a>, to pass many of these things that are passing &mdash; abortion access &mdash; that are passing on ballot measures, that are so popular,&rdquo; she said, then Democrats &ldquo;would have built some trust with the American people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Now that Republicans won the trifecta, however, the filibuster must stay.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJayapal?\">@RepJayapal<\/a> admits Democrats only oppose scrapping the filibuster because they lost: &ldquo;If we had control of the trifecta &amp; got rid of the filibuster to pass minimum wage &amp; sick leave &amp; many of these things on abortion access &amp; the ballot measures that are so popular, those&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yQoqqAwNhR\">pic.twitter.com\/yQoqqAwNhR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1856344509321281596?\">November 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The reporter at the beginning of the clip did well by asking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rep-jayapal-goes-cnn-demanding-balanced-coverage-israel-hamas-war-something-shocking-happens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jayapal<\/a> specifically about the filibuster.<\/p>\n<p>After all, as recently as September the congresswoman blasted that ancient procedural tool as a &ldquo;mistake.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The filibuster was originally created *by mistake* in 1806. Every day we don&rsquo;t abolish it is just as big a mistake,&rdquo; she tweeted on Sept. 24.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The filibuster was originally created *by mistake* in 1806. Every day we don&rsquo;t abolish it is just as big a mistake.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pramila Jayapal (@PramilaJayapal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PramilaJayapal\/status\/1838688862316478634?\">September 24, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Whatever one thinks of the filibuster, Jayapal&rsquo;s hypocrisy defies belief.<\/p>\n<p>Rather, it would defy belief if we did not already see it in other aspects of political life.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, Democrats who spent four years denouncing Trump supporters as &ldquo;election deniers&rdquo; and even throwing some people in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hollywood-actor-sentenced-year-prison-jan-6-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prison<\/a> for daring to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paxton-urges-gop-state-lawmakers-to-tighten-election-integrity-laws\/\" title=\"Paxton Urges GOP State Lawmakers to Tighten Election Integrity Laws\">challenge election results<\/a> have suddenly embraced the concept of election integrity, which to them means <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sore-loser-top-democrat-refuses-concede-losing-seat-showing-liberal-meltdown-far\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrat lawyers<\/a> suing to overturn Republican victories.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, many Democrats have spent decades bemoaning the existence of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/movement-abolish-electoral-college-suffers-defeat-hands-virginia-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Electoral College<\/a>. They did so, however, not because they understood its purpose but because it worked against them twice in 16 years. Had Vice President Kamala Harris eked out an Electoral College victory last week despite Trump winning the popular vote and the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">entire national electorate shifting heavily<\/a> to the right, Democrats&rsquo; opposition to the Electoral College would have evaporated overnight.<\/p>\n<p>In short, a thing does not suddenly become good because it works to your advantage. If it has merit, then it should remain in place. If it does not, then it should go.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, elected officials like Jayapal should stop disguising their political interests as core principles and start telling the truth.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Currently, many elected officials display hypocrisy by masking their political agendas as noble ideals. For example, in a video shared on Tuesday via the social media platform X, Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal from Washington acknowledged that her previous opposition to the Senate filibuster has disappeared now that Democrats are in the legislative minority. She stated, \u201cAm I advocating for eliminating the filibuster now that Democrats hold power? No,\u201d when responding to a reporter&#8217;s inquiry. Jayapal mistakenly referred to the &#8220;Senate&#8221; trifecta; she actually meant the Republican trifecta following President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s significant victory last week.<\/p>\n<p>Jayapal made these remarks during a press conference with the Congressional Progressive Caucus, according to the Washington Examiner. A reporter questioned how she reconciled Democrats&#8217; calls for &#8220;filibuster reform&#8221; with its potential utility after their electoral defeats. Jayapal insisted that Democrats should have abolished it earlier but must utilize it now: \u201cIf we had controlled everything and eliminated the filibuster to pass minimum wage or paid sick leave\u2014issues popular among voters\u2014we would have gained trust from Americans.\u201d However, with Republicans now holding power, she believes maintaining the filibuster is necessary.<\/p>\n<p>The reporter effectively pressed Jayapal about her stance on this issue since she had previously criticized it as a &#8220;mistake.&#8221; In September, she tweeted: \u201cThe filibuster was originally created *by mistake* in 1806. Every day we don\u2019t abolish it is just as big a mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of one&#8217;s views on the filibuster itself, Jayapal&#8217;s inconsistency is hard to believe\u2014though not surprising given similar patterns in politics today. For instance, many Democrats who labeled Trump supporters as &#8220;election deniers&#8221; and even prosecuted some for contesting election results have recently adopted claims of election integrity when pursuing legal actions against Republican wins.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, numerous Democrats have long lamented about the Electoral College\u2014not due to its intended purpose but because it has worked against them twice within 16 years. If Vice President Kamala Harris had narrowly won an Electoral College victory despite losing popular support last week while national sentiment shifted rightward significantly, their opposition would likely vanish instantly.<\/p>\n<p>In essence, something does not become valid simply because it benefits you; if something holds value or merit, it should remain intact; if not\u2014it should be discarded. 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