Can you imagine if the Dems filibuster the court picks for the next 4 years - Jesus Christ. Endless gridlock. Thank God.
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Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III officially nominated as new Attorney General
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Can you imagine if the Dems filibuster the court picks for the next 4 years - Jesus Christ. Endless gridlock. Thank God.
Outdoor Miner
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Trump administration sending a clear message with these appointments. Let's see if the MSM decides to call it out. I'm not holding my breath.
theignoramus
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Confederates can sleep well tonight, knowing they'll be represented in the highest law offices of the land.
Seriously. Expecting egregious civil rights violations being pushed within first three months, another war within six months to a year.
Also quite horrible to realize that a nomination = getting the office, no Republican will oppose a single move that Trump makes. They couldn't find their testicles for the election, they certainly won't find them now.
It took 150 years but they finally won the war.
Whatever you want, but you can just follow a basic script. Something like:
"Hi,
My name is [Name] and I'm a constituent of Sen. [Senator Name]. I wanted to leave the Senator a message.
I wanted to let the Senator know that I'm strongly opposed to the nomination of Sen. Sessions as Attorney General. His past, recorded racist remarks and actions towards minorities makes him unfit for the office, and I find it wholly unacceptable. I expect the Senator to address these issues in the hearings and oppose any efforts to confirm his nomination."
It doesn't have to be anything grandiose. Just to the point, your position, and reiterate that you're a constituent and are following the matter. Hold your officials accountable and act.
This is not okay.
RPGCrazied
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Didn't he get denied as a senator for being a super racist or something? Now he holds a powerful position? Jesus America, what have you done?
That wouldn't have happened anyways because democrats aren't babies in suits who throw an 8 year hissy fit every time something doesn't go their way.
Vicetrailia
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I feel like Trump is lying at every instance to not look like a White Supremacist just yet, and that I don't know what's really coming my way. I'm 30, in college and working full time, and I feel like I gotta protest my ass off. I need to go to DC on inauguration day and after and protest too, but I can't because of obligations.
Psychoward
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Sad!
Can the GOP derogate the filibuster unilaterally?
Isaac Otherworld
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Yes. They just have to vote on the rules. If they want to get rid of it, they absolutely can and will. It's just a matter of if they want to.
GitarooMan
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Lol no he was denied a federal judgeship. Alabama knowingly elected him to the Senate
ShironRedshift
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Yup, this is basically what I did. I just called both of my Senators and said:
"Hello. My name is (Real Name) and I'm a constituent of Sen. (Name). I'm calling to let her/him know that I'm strongly opposed to President Elect Donald Trump's nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions to the office of Attorney General. An individual with a history of racist remarks such as Sen. Sessions does not hold the values we hold dear as Americans and has no business in the office of Attorney General. I expect the Senator to stand up for these values by strongly opposing this nomination and refuse any similar nominations the President-Elect might propose. Thank you."
Of course, I'm in Michigan with two Democratic senators, so I'm not sure how much a difference that really makes, but I definitely don't want to say I didn't try, so I called both Sen. Peters' and Sen. Stabenow's local and D.C. offices and got someone on the line at both for each of them and I definitely encourage others to do the same with their Senators.
It does not make sense to kill the filibuster. The Republican position of power can and will change sooner or later. By eliminating the filibuster they would only hurt themselves down the road. This is why I disagreed with Reid and the Democrats in 2013 when they decided to trigger the "Nuclear Option". A short sighted moved that now bites us in the ass.
Darryl M R
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Agreed. You cannot be shocked if you voted for Trump. You weighted your vote and you thought white supremacy wasn't a deal breaker.
djplaeskool
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I've donated to the ACLU three times this month. That appears to be my Pavlovian response to these appointments...
Not really, they'll just do it and then worry about the constitutionality later. It's what happened with stop and frisk, and it's what will happen with whatever other horrid policies they decide to implement going forward.
The constitution only matters if someone decides to bring up and, in turn, someone decides to listen.
UnObtainium17
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But my insurance. And my 72k a year job.
Awesome; props.
I called Feinstein earlier (she promised "scrutiny" and little else), and will be digging up Harris' number shortly (need to see if she has a number set up yet).
Don't worry about the difference it may or may not make -- we're, frankly, gonna lose a lot of battles -- but just keep calling and keep at it. They need to know people are pissed, watching, and holding them to account.
TemplaerDude
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Really "flushing the swamp" there.
Not going to lie, to me this sounds like the American legal/rights system is a broken mess (and may have always been a broken mess) with to few checks and balances in place to protect it from an insane government with much power. It sounds like it was meant to go horribly wrong eventually.
That's every Trump supporter, so yes.
theignoramus
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This guy.....Washington Post said:
Trump doesn't have anyone else in his circle. Only racist sycophants for him.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
After 8 years of freaking out over Obama and howling about all the signs the country is turning against structural racism and white hegemony, I imagine everyone behind Trump is falling over themselves to seize as much control, as completely, as they possibly can right now.
McConnel's warning about overreach was probably inspired by the attitude he's seen circulating among his peers. It may have been clear Trump's whisperers were going to push for installing as many white power people as they could.
To be fair, I'm sure he actually appointed Hitler in some fanfiction out there.
PsychoSoldier
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The awful thing is that he IS one of my Senators.
And the other one is probably just as bad.
Gorechylde
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Jeff Sessions upheld the death penalty for Henry Hays in 97, authored numerous desegregation bills as Alabama AG, authored the Gold Medal bill honoring the Foot Soldiers in the Selma Marches last year, and also authored the bill reducing the penalties for crimes involving crack cocaine while increasing penalties for powder cocaine.
Arlen Specter defended Sessions in 2009 stating that voting against him in 86 was a mistake as he had "since found that Sen. Sessions is egalitarian."
Just throwing that out there.
Arlen Specter defended Sessions in 2009 stating that voting against him in 86 was a mistake as he had "since found that Sen. Sessions is egalitarian."
Just throwing that out there.
Thanks!
The thread definitely needed more disgusting spin thrown out there, I'm sure we all appreciate it.
theignoramus
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Take note of any Democrats that dont oppose Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III confirmation, some of them are putting forward somewhat tentative statements about this man.
Baroquemantic
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Fucking awful.
- called Iraq war protesters unamerican.
- Constantly sought to have LGBTQ groups and clubs defunded at public universities solely due to their orientation, saying, in his own words
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- Tried to get rid of any books on Islam being distributed to libraries as part of federal grants
- wholeheartedly supports civil forfeiture and is against any change to it.
- voted against banning torture.
- takes campaign donations from foreign corporations
- Constantly sought to have LGBTQ groups and clubs defunded at public universities solely due to their orientation, saying, in his own words
Jeff Sessions said:
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- Tried to get rid of any books on Islam being distributed to libraries as part of federal grants
- wholeheartedly supports civil forfeiture and is against any change to it.
- voted against banning torture.
- takes campaign donations from foreign corporations
If they're your Senator, call them (or just call them anyway). It's fine to complain here, but people need to be calling and participating as well.
Operations
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How could these comically evil characters managed to have a shot at a position of power? God help us all.
Broken clock and such.
baxter2231
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Its Dewey from Malcom in the Middle haha
He looks like a 12 year old boy suddenly became 60+ overnight
elrechazado
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For someone with a libertarian bent, this is so freaking disappointing. If we get Bolton as sos I'm going to be so pissed.
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