Not those precious Senate rules!! Here is a list of the recent times the GOP has modified those sacred precious senate rules to get what they want. I will venmo you $100 for each one you can demonstrate your documented expressed shock at this travesty of tradition!
*Offering you money is in no way to be construed as a physical threat.
2017: Supreme Court nominations. In April 2017, Republicans used the nuclear option to eliminate the 60-vote threshold for Supreme Court nominations. This occurred during the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch, after Democrats filibustered the nomination. The move extended a 2013 decision by Democrats that had eliminated the 60-vote requirement for lower-level nominations.
2019: Post-cloture debate time. In April 2019, Republicans used the maneuver to reduce the debate time for some presidential nominees from 30 hours to two. The change affected nominations to district courts and sub-Cabinet executive branch positions, but not Cabinet-level or appeals court judges.
September 2025: En bloc nominations. In September 2025, during the second Trump administration, Republicans again used the nuclear option to expedite the confirmation process for numerous presidential nominees. This change allowed the Senate to confirm multiple nominees for sub-Cabinet and ambassador positions in a single vote, bypassing individual votes and the 60-vote threshold that had previously applied to bloc nominations.