I really hope this doesn’t go through. When granting or revoking a power to/from someone ask yourself this question. How can this be abused if the other side gets it?
When asking why the Democrats seem to be handing a gift to Republicans one big thing to remember is the Democratic Party still labors under the belief that the rules are applied equally. So they may see this as the perfect case, at the perfect time to stop single judge shenanigans. They probably believe this will then hold true when they’re in office too.
This is what happens when you let a Gerontocracy fester. This would have been a brilliant move in January 1981, and it would probably have lasted until at least Obama, if not Biden’s term. But in the modern climate it’s so stupid it’s bewildering, it’s literally just handing them more ammunition to look like they aren’t just partisan hacks.