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Ted Cruz to oppose Loretta Lynch confirmation as Attorney General
Examiner ^ | February 23, 2015

Posted on 02/23/2015 12:42:13 PM PST by SoConPubbie

President Obama’s pick for the replacement for Eric Holder as Attorney General is Loretta Lynch, the current United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. Senate Republicans have become decidedly cool to the idea of confirming her. Indeed, Monday Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and an opponent of most Obama policies, announced on Monday that he would oppose her confirmation.

Cruz suggested that Lynch would be worse than Holder, who has come under criticism for his partisan, political approach to enforcing the law. “Unfortunately Mrs Lynch, through the course of the entire hearing, refused to acknowledge a single limit on the president’s authority under the Constitution.” The president has taken to constitutionally dubious executive orders to enact policy that he has not been able to get through Congress, aided and abetted by Holder.

The shortcomings of Lynch are set out in great detail in a recent article in The Federalist. “Lynch supports Obama’s unconstitutional amnesty, believes illegal immigrants should have the same rights to employment as American citizens, opposes voter ID laws, advocates federal intrusion in local law enforcement under the guise of civil rights, supports the government taking private property on flimsy grounds

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; cruz; election2016; tedcruz; texas
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1 posted on 02/23/2015 12:42:13 PM PST by SoConPubbie
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To: SoConPubbie

I hope he isn’t alone


2 posted on 02/23/2015 12:45:00 PM PST by GeronL
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To: SoConPubbie

During her confirmation hearings Loretta Lynch publicly pronounced her opposition to the United States Constitution.

Any member of the senator who takes the oath of office seriously MUST vote against confirming her.


3 posted on 02/23/2015 12:45:13 PM PST by WayneS (Barack Obama makes Neville Chamberlin look like George Patton.)
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To: GeronL

All of the “amnesty whore Republicans” will vote for her.


4 posted on 02/23/2015 12:47:22 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: WayneS

“..During her confirmation hearings Loretta Lynch publicly pronounced her opposition to the United States Constitution.”

Obama stooge...100% (you did not expect anything else, did ya??)


5 posted on 02/23/2015 12:48:34 PM PST by EagleUSA (Liberalism removes the significance of everything")
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To: SoConPubbie

Personally, I think that Holder's wife's sorority sister is perfectly qualified to hold the position of Head Legal Shill ...

6 posted on 02/23/2015 12:50:45 PM PST by Zakeet (Obama: fail ... deny ... blame ... golf ... distract ... lie ... repeat)
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To: SoConPubbie

The only puke that I’ve read supports this vile AG nominee is the detestable Orin Hatch so hoping she’s toast.


7 posted on 02/23/2015 12:51:02 PM PST by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: Menehune56
The only puke that I’ve read supports this vile AG nominee is the detestable Orin Hatch...

You mean apart from every single democrat in the senate, right?

8 posted on 02/23/2015 12:55:38 PM PST by WayneS (Barack Obama makes Neville Chamberlin look like George Patton.)
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To: SoConPubbie

Who Ray!


9 posted on 02/23/2015 12:58:20 PM PST by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: Menehune56

What is the matter with voters in Utah, that they keep electing this dud to the Senate? It doesn’t help that he seems on the road to senility.


10 posted on 02/23/2015 1:00:34 PM PST by txrefugee
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To: GeronL

....Cruz suggested that Lynch would be worse than Holder, who has come under criticism for his partisan, political approach to enforcing the law. “Unfortunately Mrs Lynch, through the course of the entire hearing, refused to acknowledge a single limit on the president’s authority under the Constitution.” The president has taken to constitutionally dubious executive orders to enact policy that he has not been able to get through Congress, aided and abetted by Holder.......

She will be worse than Holder IMO. She’s Obala’s yes gal...anything he wants she’ll give him.


11 posted on 02/23/2015 1:01:49 PM PST by caww
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To: txrefugee

Orin Hatch, I mean, not our beloved Sen Ted Cruz of TX. He is right again!


12 posted on 02/23/2015 1:03:09 PM PST by txrefugee
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To: SoConPubbie

Hot dang, I love my Senator! Lynch, apparently, cannot find any limits on Presidential power, which is totally unacceptable.


13 posted on 02/23/2015 1:06:32 PM PST by mtrott
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To: GeronL

good !


14 posted on 02/23/2015 1:23:00 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: SoConPubbie
Ted Cruz to oppose Loretta Lynch confirmation as Attorney General

Yeah...so what? Is Cruz going to put a "Hold" on the nomination or is this merely more pablum for the masses and Bullsh!t? Probably the latter.

15 posted on 02/23/2015 1:26:40 PM PST by GoldenPup
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To: WayneS; All

Why not print this questionaire up encircle your answers and send it to your US Senator

Dear Senator
INS...Amnesty.. Forget about Ebola
We don’t allow cattle to enter without a background health and ancestry check which we also reqiure of legal immigrants who wait years and still go thru health and record checks. We also require that any legal immingrant demonstrate prior to entry that they offer a contribution to our society and not dependency upon it .

Yet we’re letting children and gang bangers in without doing any of this which has resulted in dispersing virulent new diseases (measles) and drug use which has resulted in unreported cases in schools where these illegal kids were placed.. Plus shoved a severe financial strain on local governments where they are placed .

Should any candidate for Attorney General supporting that practice be denied confirmation ?(Yes) (No) .Should those given this bypassed favored treatment who miss their INS hearing be deported fortwith ? (Y) (N).. ? Denied re-entry (Y)(N) ? Should both apply to those illegals convicted of a felony (Yes) No)

In “countries where an American citizen decides to be a “legal” emigree never mind being a seasonal visitor still are denied voting privledges. Own land in their own name. Face steep fines before getting kicked out let alone denied income and energy subsistance including food stamps, or bring in family members .

I (do) (don’t) believe we should allow such full citizenship privledges mentioned above which are denied by the country of national origin of the above, to a legal American immigrant , deny such full citizen privledges to any (emigree) (seasonal vistor) (illegal) if their country does not allow those same privledges to any citizen of the United States, .

While such a position will be condemed as defacto deportation particularly by the political establishment .Would you continue to support a Senator who refuses to support such restrictions ? (Y) (N)
Does that also include erecting border barriers such as fencing designed to discourage surrepticious or uncontolled entry ? (Yes) (No)

Should any American citizen which goes overseas to join a foreign entity fighting against the United States (such as ISIS) Be denied re-entry (Y)(N) and their citizenship revoked? (Y) (N) Should that person be charged with treason (Y)(N)

Very Truly Yours For Restoring the value of American citizenship and Conservative Government

Include your return address label below along with your signature and date


16 posted on 02/23/2015 2:11:42 PM PST by mosesdapoet (Some of my best rebuttals are in FR's along with meaningless venting no one reads.)
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To: mosesdapoet

Because I already know their answers.


17 posted on 02/23/2015 2:39:59 PM PST by WayneS (Barack Obama makes Neville Chamberlin look like George Patton.)
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To: mtrott
Hot dang, I love my Senator! Lynch, apparently, cannot find any limits on Presidential power, which is totally unacceptable.

******

Oh. Oh. Do I see all the black leaders screaming racism again? As sure as night follows day, we will see Sharpton and his followers screaming Racism! Racism!

18 posted on 02/23/2015 5:21:36 PM PST by john mirse
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To: WayneS; All

In the News/Activism forum, on a thread titled Ted Cruz to oppose Loretta Lynch confirmation as Attorney General, To a questionaire supporting the Cruz position while not naming Cruz per se urging FR’s fill it out and send it to their US Senators WayneS wrote:
“Because I already know their answers.”
HUH ?

The tactic behind this is if a slew of FR’s printed this up and criculated them to remind their US Senator what can happen to them if they support this determined effort by the regimes One World commies/socialists to make an end run around the constitution and devalue US citizenship.
If your Seantor got enough of these no matter where they position themselves it would make a difference. I know it doesn’t cover every ussue but enough of them to do the job. But I get this hopeless response ...

Your comments are wecome


19 posted on 02/23/2015 5:39:43 PM PST by mosesdapoet (Some of my best rebuttals are in FR's along with meaningless venting no one reads.)
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To: mosesdapoet

My senators do not care about such things. They both use their votes in the senate to support the Obama agenda. They will not oppose one of his appointments no matter how many people send them sarcastic questionnaires. They are both beyond hope.


20 posted on 02/24/2015 3:23:32 AM PST by WayneS (Barack Obama makes Neville Chamberlin look like George Patton.)
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