Posted on 11/19/2018 9:42:51 AM PST by jazusamo
Three Democratic senators on Monday filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the constitutionality of President Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general.
Whitaker was appointed by Trump to lead the Justice Department after Attorney General Jeff Sessions was forced out of the role earlier this month.
Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono filed the complaint against Whitaker in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday. All three issues fiery statements.
“Installing Matthew Whitaker so flagrantly defies constitutional law that any viewer of School House Rock would recognize it. Americans prize a system of checks and balances, which President Trump’s dictatorial appointment betrays,” Blumenthal said.
"The stakes are too high to allow the president to install an unconfirmed lackey to lead the Department of Justice – a lackey whose stated purpose, apparently, is undermining a major investigation into the president,” Whitehouse said.
“Donald Trump cannot subvert the Constitution to protect himself and evade accountability,” Hirono said.
The senators argue that Whitaker’s appointment is in violation of the Constitution’s appointments clause. They ask the federal court to declare Whitaker’s appointment unconstitutional and block him from carrying out duties.
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They hate us and declared war. The left is a godless death cult holding hands with islam, abortion rights, environmentalist that demand we kill humans due to CO2 consumption and their front line “antifa” bolshevik/brownshirts( combo of the two?).
Good start.
Ha! That fits him like a glove. :^)
The Democrat Thug Party
For the D’s. Everything is scorched earth. Win at all costs.
Ask all three of these dunces who confirmed Mueller???
I think you’re mixing up “Schoolhouse Rock,” the 1970’s ABC after-school cartoon shorts that taught grammar, civics and the Constitution, with Jack Black’s insipid movie “School of Rock”.
What is the GOP anyway?
He might be “acting” for a long time as Democrats will refuse to accept any of Trump’s appointments.
I like that.
After watching the Democrats attempt time and time again to nullify the will of the people and to undermine those they’ve elected to office, does anyone doubt that if given the chance they would do away with the votes of those who oppose them?
They’re actions speak of totalitarianism.
What are the RATs afraid of?
proretect him????
Total fail.
Obviously these Clowns got their Constitutional education watching cartoons.
You are speaking, of course, of the stupid party's house members, soon-to-be-past and present.
I won’t be a challenge to find a judge to block Whitaker.
Good graphic!
...Matthew Whitaker so flagrantly defies constitutional law...
...that no one has any idea HOW it defies it! THAT'S how flagrant!!!
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