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Ted Cruz opens throttle in campaign against Lynch
WND ^ | 02/24/2015 | BOB UNRUH

Posted on 02/24/2015 12:38:54 PM PST by SoConPubbie

'At what point is the lawlessness simply too much?'

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Tuesday opened the throttle on his effort to torpedo President Obama’s nomination of Loretta Lynch to replace outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder, tweeting his opposition and writing in Politico that her “radical positions” are more than alarming.

WND has reported concerns about Lynch’s key role in the Obama administration’s decision not to prosecute the banking giant HSBC for laundering funds for Mexican drug cartels and Middle Eastern terrorists. The Senate Judiciary Committee recently conducted a two-hour session with HSBC whistleblower John Cruz in its investigation of Lynch’s role in the scandal.

WND was the first to report in a series of articles beginning in 2012 on charges by Cruz, a former HSBC vice president and relationship manager, based on his more than 1,000 pages of evidence and secret audio recordings.

Lynch allowed HSBC to enter into a “deferred prosecution” settlement in which the bank agreed to pay a $1.9 billion fine and admit “willful criminal conduct” in exchange for dropping criminal investigations and prosecutions of HSBC directors or employees.

On Tuesday, Cruz tweeted his opposition to Lynch, saying, “Read & RT my new op-ed: GOP must oppose Loretta Lynch – or lose all credibility on lawlessness.”

The Stop Loretta Lynch website linked the senator’s op-ed.

Wrote the senator: “What does it take for Senate Republicans to decide not to confirm Loretta Lynch, who is President Obama’s nominee to be attorney general? At what point is the lawlessness simply too much?”

“Senate Republicans have the power to stop this nomination. And we have a choice. We can honor our oaths to the Constitution – we can defend liberty and the rule of law – or we can confirm an attorney general who has candidly admitted she will impose

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; cruz; doj; election2016; tedcruz; texas
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1 posted on 02/24/2015 12:38:54 PM PST by SoConPubbie
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To: SoConPubbie

CRUZ or LOSE!


2 posted on 02/24/2015 12:39:27 PM PST by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: SoConPubbie

The only “R” with any balls.


3 posted on 02/24/2015 12:43:50 PM PST by petercooper ("How To Destroy The Country In 6 Short Years" by Barack Obama & the Democrats)
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To: SoConPubbie

I don’t know why the Senate would even hold hearings on ANY of OZero’s appointments. If the GOPe had any balls, it’d put a complete HALT to the Kenyan Usurper’s ability to hire or appoint anyone. If “The One” really thinks the US needs an Attorney General, he should vacate the office he illegally holds and let a LEGITIMATE president appoint one.

And, BTW, Biden should go as well. He has been in on the scheme from the start. That’s where the Senate should make its stand. NOTHING should be allowed to happen until the Usurper and his VP resign.


4 posted on 02/24/2015 12:49:12 PM PST by GodAndCountryFirst
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To: SoConPubbie; All

Lynch Lynch Part 1

” Now, he said, referring to Lynch’s responses to Congress, the Senate is faced with a nominee “who tells us ahead of time she will ignore the law.”

“If the Senate [confirms her], we are complicit in the lawlessness,””

Way to put the pressure on those traitorous Establishment Republicans !!

Don’t Lose!

Just Cruz !


5 posted on 02/24/2015 12:51:15 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: SoConPubbie

Cruz needs to get all the Republicans on record when they vote. Hold the Republicans accountable. Hold their feet to the fire.


6 posted on 02/24/2015 12:53:08 PM PST by Cowboy Bob (Isn't it funny that Socialists never want to share their own money?)
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To: SoConPubbie
Good for Cruz. Guys, you just won one of the most smashing victories ever.

Don't go wobbly. (yeah, I know)

7 posted on 02/24/2015 12:53:24 PM PST by Ken H (What happens on the internet, stays on the internet.)
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To: petercooper

Certainly the only one doing anything.


8 posted on 02/24/2015 1:03:40 PM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: SoConPubbie
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams

The perfect description of Ted Cruz and less than a handful of others:

CRUZ 2016!


9 posted on 02/24/2015 1:23:10 PM PST by PoloSec ( Believe the Gospel: how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

I would like a list of all Republicans who want to give her a yes vote.


10 posted on 02/24/2015 7:12:12 PM PST by dandiegirl (BO)
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To: dandiegirl

I’m sure we can get the list, unless Obama closes the internet quickly : )


11 posted on 02/25/2015 7:40:11 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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