I expect Republicans to hold to a higher standard than Democrats. If they really used this kind of tactic of giving them something with only 8 hours to review, then they are as bad as the Democrats.
I'm ok with them changing the house rules to end filibusters of judges. But if they are really railroading legislation through without allowing the minority party time to review that's just wrong.
And the gavel trick is just absurd. You have to give people the chance to object, or else you are no better than a dictator. Thomas was completely out-of-line.
All Thomas had to do was give another day, and this whole mess would have been avoided, with the exact same result. Instead, his impatience and temper created an unnecessary incident that makes him and the Republican majority look bad among fair-minded people.
VR
PS: And of course, Stark is an idiot for his outburst, too. But that doesn't excuse Thomas.