if they can just change the rules as they go along, does that matter?
Today they vote it is ok.
Next week when it is their heads on the chopping block, as long as they got the votes, they can change the rules back in their favor.
Hypocrisy?
It only matters if they get held accountable for it, but they weren't held accountable for the past 4 years, and now they have the levers of power….