Oh, come on, now!You do understand that Democrats make the rules to suit themselves, and expect that the Republicans will abide by them.
Reid didnt have any SCOTUS nominees to confirm while he was in the majority and making the rules - so he retained" the filibuster for SCOTUS nominees.
Now the shoe is on the other foot; the Republicans have the majority and the filibuster is a problem for Republicans. But as you well know, sauce for the Democrat goose is never to be sauce for the Republican gander; the one immutable rule is that it would be wrong for a Republican to change the rules.
Even tho Hillarys running mate, arrogantly assuming that the Democrat would win the election both of the Senate and of the WH, warned that after the Democrats won they would not leave the filibuster in place for SCOTUS nominees to their own disadvantage.
Is there some rule that says they must declare a filibuster before voting begins?