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Senators McCain, Graham to support Tillerson nomination
Yahoo News ^ | 22 Jan 2017

Posted on 01/22/2017 10:05:26 AM PST by mandaladon

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior Republican lawmakers on Sunday said they would vote to approve President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, despite their concerns over the former ExxonMobil chief's relationship with Russia's president.

"After careful consideration, and much discussion with Mr. Tillerson, we have decided to support his nomination to be secretary of state," Senators John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said in a statement.

"Though we still have concerns about his past dealings with the Russian government and President Vladimir Putin, we believe that Mr. Tillerson can be an effective advocate for U.S. interests," the two senators, both senior members of the Senate committee weighing Tillerson's nomination, said in their statement.

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To: Republican Wildcat

Chief Justice Waite, Minor vs Happersett

The Constitution does not, in words, say who shall be natural-born citizens. Resort must be had elsewhere to ascertain that. At common-law, with the nomenclature of which the framers of the Constitution were familiar, it was never doubted that all children born in a country of parents who were its citizens became themselves, upon their birth, citizens also. These were natives, or natural-born citizens, as distinguished from aliens or foreigners. Some authorities go further and include as citizens children born within the jurisdiction without reference to the citizenship of their parents. As to this class there have been doubts, but never as to the first. For the purposes of this case it is not necessary to solve these doubts. It is sufficient for everything we have now to consider that all children born of citizen parents within the jurisdiction are themselves citizens.


41 posted on 01/22/2017 10:53:00 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents)
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To: mandaladon

Glad to hear that McLame and Linda are on our side.


42 posted on 01/22/2017 10:53:32 AM PST by laweeks
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To: Candor7; All

Yup. Trump made those two jerks an offer they couldn’t refuse. You don’t become a billionaire commercial real estate developer and international business tycoon by being a pansy. Besides, I think Trump has “pictures” on those two.


43 posted on 01/22/2017 10:53:44 AM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: gibsonguy

Those elected in federal elections cannot be recalled, Senators and Representatives.


44 posted on 01/22/2017 10:54:38 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents)
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To: Lopeover
Agreed, thank you to the senators.

It serves our Fine Country well when we reward good votes.

45 posted on 01/22/2017 10:56:09 AM PST by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never...except for convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
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To: Republican Wildcat

Maybe but Murkowski needs to go too. I still don’t trust the way she got in. A write in candidate beats both on the ballot people? Really?


46 posted on 01/22/2017 10:56:32 AM PST by gibsonguy
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To: mandaladon

47 posted on 01/22/2017 10:56:54 AM PST by Proyecto Anonimo
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To: mandaladon
Score another win for Trump!

Juan, we scarcely knew ye.

48 posted on 01/22/2017 10:57:09 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Thanks, that explains a lot actually.


49 posted on 01/22/2017 10:59:41 AM PST by gibsonguy
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To: mandaladon

They got the word its time to fall in line.


50 posted on 01/22/2017 11:07:40 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Raycpa
“Wonder what they got in exchange?”

Getting to stay out of prison and suddenly deciding to retire gracefully by not running for reelection.?

51 posted on 01/22/2017 11:07:51 AM PST by Polynikes ( Hakkaa palle)
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To: mandaladon
How embarrassing when you have to make an announcement every time you decide to break down and vote with people in YOUR OWN party.
52 posted on 01/22/2017 11:13:57 AM PST by DoughtyOne (Obama, Clinton, McStain, and Graham, with people like this, who needs enemies?)
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To: mandaladon

So..., much..., WINNING!

NeverTrump?

Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha... ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...

Bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...


53 posted on 01/22/2017 11:14:38 AM PST by DoughtyOne (Obama, Clinton, McStain, and Graham, with people like this, who needs enemies?)
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To: mandaladon

“Senators McCain, Graham to support Tillerson nomination”

“blah, blah, blah ... after much soul-searching and consideration ... blah, blah, blah ... we’ll do what all other loyal Republican Senators are doing without all of our whining and kvetching and vote to confirm the officials the leader of our Party and our country asked us for ...”


54 posted on 01/22/2017 11:16:48 AM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Candor7

“What was the pay off?”

probably McCain’s involvement with the fake news dossier, plus the two of them having supported “rebels” who were infact joined at the hip with ISIS.


55 posted on 01/22/2017 11:22:01 AM PST by DEEP_e
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To: CivilWarBrewing

“Linda & McStain are Pizza Pals.”

very possible that they like to “party”.

God save us and the children.


56 posted on 01/22/2017 11:23:09 AM PST by DEEP_e
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To: Republican Wildcat

If Murkowski votes against him, we can get rid of that corrupt RINO soon.

Tillerson may surprise people. He probably impressed DJT with his toughness and smooth deal making skills. He’s an unconventional choice. I like that!


57 posted on 01/22/2017 11:25:41 AM PST by neocon1984
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To: mandaladon

Good. I imagine something about the last couple day’s events got their minds right.


58 posted on 01/22/2017 11:36:00 AM PST by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: mandaladon

Mighty big of them.[/sarc]


59 posted on 01/22/2017 11:36:01 AM PST by MuttTheHoople (Yes, Liberals, I question your patriotism)
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To: Republican Wildcat; BobL; Lurkinanloomin
From Wikipedia:

“Neither of his parents was a U.S. citizen at the time of Rubio’s birth,[6] but his parents applied for U.S. citizenship and were naturalized in 1975.[5]”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio

So, you believe the last word is that all people born of non-US citizens on US soil are, and always will be, “natural-born citizens?” Especially when they are also citizens of Cuba, first?

60 posted on 01/22/2017 11:38:38 AM PST by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticides, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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