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Jeff Sessions may prosecute ‘sanctuary cities’ if confirmed as attorney general
The Washington Times ^ | November 20, 2016 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 11/20/2016 4:48:01 PM PST by jazusamo

Sen. Jeff Sessions is on record saying so-called “sanctuary cities” that protect illegal immigrants should be prosecuted. He himself may get that chance next year.

Mr. Sessions is president-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be the next attorney general, and if he’s confirmed — a very large if, at this point — he will mark a 180-degree turn from the Obama administration on a host of issues, but nowhere more so than on immigration, where he’s been the Senate’s leading crackdown proponent.

From his first day in office, Mr. Sessions will have the power to strip some federal funding from sanctuary cities, thanks to rulings this year by the Justice Department’s inspector general, who said federal law requires localities to cooperate with immigration agents — and who provided an initial list of a handful of the worst offenders.

“The sanctuary cities thing is huge. I think most jurisdictions are going to fold like a cheap suit,” said Rosemary Jenks, government relations manager at NumbersUSA, which lobbies for stricter immigration laws.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2016issues; aliens; attorneygeneral; bluezones; doj; illegals; immigration; sanctuarycities; sessions; trump; trumpagenda; trumptransition
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To: jazusamo

Enforcing the law.

Liberals have no concept of the Rule of Law or being a nation of laws. All they know is force and the ends justify the means. They don’t believe in the righteos application of law by representative government and then equally applying those laws to all.

In short, liberals suck.


81 posted on 11/20/2016 6:21:18 PM PST by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (The GOP will see the light, because Trump will make them feel the heat.)
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To: jazusamo

I’d give the mayors of these cities 30 days to have a written policy stating that all law enforcement under their control will cooperate fully with federal immigration laws. After that, defund and prosecute.


82 posted on 11/20/2016 6:22:14 PM PST by libertylover (The problem with Obama is not that his skin is too black, it's that his ideas are too RED.)
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To: jazusamo

I’d go for Rahm first, closely followed by DaCommieo.


83 posted on 11/20/2016 6:24:16 PM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: Repeal 16-17

Cutting funding is not enough! I want Sanctuary City Liberal mayors sent to federal prison!
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Yes. These Socialists, Communists, Globalists, and other assorted anti-American pukes need to be thrown in prison, and the sooner the better.


84 posted on 11/20/2016 6:28:22 PM PST by fortes fortuna juvat (Time for the 'TRUMP 2020' yard signs)
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To: canuck_conservative

And the Senate has some wimpy Republicans who could be susceptible to the media intimidation that is coming over this, like the Maine ladies, or Rand Paul …. it’ll take a real effort to get everyone towing the line>>> one dem is for him already!!!!! and i think one of the maine ladies as well!!!!! TRUMP EFFECT!!!!!


85 posted on 11/20/2016 6:32:35 PM PST by kvanbrunt2 (all your base are belong to us)
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To: Sasparilla

Shutting off their EBT cards, Section 8, ADC and other freebies will be a good start. Stop putting out saucers of milk and the cats head home. And it will deter others yearning to live free.
Those who remain may have to be removed `seat of the pants.’ If they’re caught again—prison. No more `boomerangs’ or catch-and-release!

We’ve been waiting for someone to enforce our immigration laws for a quarter century. Go Trump, go Sessions!


86 posted on 11/20/2016 6:35:16 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers, all armed conservatives)
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To: StormEye

I’d book her on Dancing With The Stars.

Dancing the Tyburn Jig.


87 posted on 11/20/2016 6:36:02 PM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: Thibodeaux; Tennessee Nana; AuntB; TADSLOS
I would cut the S/C funds and quash all injunctions to restore while in litigation and then defend the lawsuits brought by the cities while dragging them out forever

Sounds good to me.

88 posted on 11/20/2016 6:37:40 PM PST by Liz ( Experience is a dear teacher, but fools will learn at no other. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: jazusamo

Very cool! Pick a good test case where a city is harboring rapists, murderers, drug traffickers etc.
Let them defend that.


89 posted on 11/20/2016 6:42:03 PM PST by grumpygresh (We don't have Democrats and Republicans, we have the Faustian uni-party)
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To: jazusamo

We have to do everything possible to make sure Sessions is AJ. The communists Democrats will use every method of making the confirmation fail.


90 posted on 11/20/2016 6:47:17 PM PST by Logical me
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To: jazusamo

Note that Jeff Sessions is from Alabama, of the era in which JFK enforced Brown against the governor George Wallace in 1963.

When the governor refused to step aside for the US Attorney accompanied by Federal Marshalls, JFK Federalized the Alabama National Guard to enforce the law. The General in charge ordered him to step aside.

And Wallace stepped aside.


91 posted on 11/20/2016 6:56:36 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: jazusamo

Sanctuary Cities should lose ALL of their Federal funding.

If they don’t have to obey the law, why do any of us?


92 posted on 11/20/2016 7:22:36 PM PST by Tzimisce
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To: Tzimisce

Couldn’t agree more.

The touchy feely libs in these cities are all for illegals until a relative or friend is killed or gravely injured by one of them, then they whine but it’s too late.

Cut off all federal funding to them in the Trump administration!


93 posted on 11/20/2016 7:29:53 PM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: jazusamo

So basically, I have to follow the law because I’m white and they can ignore the law because they’re brown/black and somehow makes us equal.

That logic makes no sense to me, but I didn’t go to some Ivy League school. :)


94 posted on 11/20/2016 7:33:34 PM PST by Tzimisce
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To: jazusamo

More Winning


95 posted on 11/20/2016 7:56:21 PM PST by TheConservativeParty (TRUMP 45 Meet the new boss, not the same as any old boss.)
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To: Thibodeaux

I’ll second this.


96 posted on 11/20/2016 8:01:29 PM PST by apocalypto
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To: jazusamo

Excellent! A great choice.

Who would replace him as Senator from Alabama?


97 posted on 11/20/2016 8:06:10 PM PST by TBP (0bama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: jazusamo

Sessions may need secret service protection.


98 posted on 11/20/2016 8:13:47 PM PST by blam (Jeff Sessions For President)
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To: jazusamo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO23B5C_Mcw


99 posted on 11/20/2016 8:38:16 PM PST by t4texas (No koolaid for me. Thanks!)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Evah!


100 posted on 11/20/2016 9:21:18 PM PST by Bo1988
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