Posted on 01/29/2015 2:22:51 PM PST by jazusamo
Video - 4:33 minutes at link.
(CNSNews.com)
– Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) said Thursday that President Barack Obama’s executive action plan for illegal immigrants was unconstitutional and therefore Congress must not confirm Obama’s attorney general nominee who is committed to executing that “illegal and unconstitutional” policy.
“So, why would we want to confirm someone who's going to continue to execute an unlawful, unconstitutional policy?” Sessions told CNSNews.com.
At the Capitol on Thursday, CNSNews.com asked Sessions if “illegal aliens have a right work in the U.S.,” he said, he said, “the law says they don’t, and it explicitly says an employer can't hire someone who's illegally here.”
“There's no question about this, this is why the president's action, his amnesty, is so stunningly, dramatically dangerous because our Congress considered what he wanted to be done and rejected it,” said Sessions. “And the president goes beyond saying well I don't have enough, I'm using prosecutorial discretion about who gets deported to the point where he says I'm giving up to 5 million people work authorization, Social Security benefits, Medicare benefits, an ID card who under the law are here unlawfully.”
“This is, as Professor Turley has so eloquently stated, a i ncredible constitutional overreach,” said the senator. And Congress is not a potted plant, it needs to defend itself, it has certain powers that it should use to block this wrongdoing. One of those powers is confirmation power, so why would we want to confirm someone who's going to continue to execute an unlawful, unconstitutional policy?”
“One of the other powers, will soon be on the floor, is the power of the purse,” he pointed out, “and Congress has no responsibility to fund an executive program that they oppose as a matter of policy or, and in addition, is illegal and unconstitutional. So Congress should not give money to the Executive branch to execute a plan that's unlawful and especially when the American people by a substantial majority oppose what the president's doing.”
Session said he was “just baffled by the President's assertions of power that are so baseless,” adding “I don't think that we should feel obligated to confirm someone who stated in the hearing that she intends to continue those policies.”
CNSNews.com followed up: “Do you think Loretta Lynch should clarify her remarks to you where she said, 'I believe the right and the obligation to work is one that is shared by everyone in this country regardless of how they came here?'”
“Well I think that revealed her thinking, so they got scared about that because American people begin to see just how broad their view is on this issue,” Sessions replied.
“Secondly all she really said was, when she retracted, was that it's the 5 million people. Well that's the complaint about the president's action. He had no authority to give them the work permit, so she's supporting what the president said.”
“Her statement was unequivocal when she made it was at two [Senators]- both of those Senators said I believe a person here unlawfully should work and that she refused to say that she would not take legal action against an employer who gave preference to lawful workers over Obama, workers with an Obama card.”
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Thank you Jeff. That was my question as well. But she will be confirmed.
And in other news, Senator Orin Hatch after waking up p from his 3rd nap of the morning session stated Lynch was extremely Qualified for the job
The sick old bastard needs to go eat his oatmeal, change his diaper and STFU!
is that another black with a caucasian nose ?
I think they look silly.
on the other hand ~
Bingo....and this is my senator......I love Jeff....
Once again the senate will prove how truly gutless and worthless they are.
A couple more reasons not to confirm Loretta Lynch
connections & coverup
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3252063/posts?page=1#1
I read that yesterday and don’t doubt it a bit.
This administration is so corrupt that nothing surprises me any longer, they blatantly pull these stunts and care not a bit who knows.
This woman outright supports criminal behavior. If the Republicans vote her in, we should tell them that they are FINISHED. If we don’t, WE are the ones who are finished.
Well said...I’ve little doubt the squishy lib GOPe faction will go along with the Rats and confirm this woman and she’s no better than the turkey we have for an AG now.
This one IMO is worse than Holder. Holder tried to hid his criminal behavior. This one PROCLAIMS hers!
There is not better litmus test for republicans in congress. Anyone who votes to confirm her is an enemy of the united states.
That’s a good point and true.
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” There is not better litmus test for republicans in congress. Anyone who votes to confirm her is an enemy of the united states.”
End of story, right there!
They haven’t the will to stand up to her.
She’ll get nominated because the R’s are cowards.
Is it just me or does that chick look like Al Sharpton’s little sister?
Sessions may be the ONLY sense in the senate.
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