Posted on 04/18/2015 2:00:38 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Jeb Bush called on Republicans in the Senate to stop holding up the confirmation of the nomination of Loretta Lynch, President Barack Obama's nominee for U.S. attorney general.
Lynch has been waiting for 160 days for congress to take a vote on her nomination, which is more than five times the amount of time that Janet Reno waited to be confirmed as President Bill Clinton's attorney general and three times the length of days that John Ashcroft waited to be confirmed as the attorney general under the George W. Bush Administration, reports The Huffington Post.
However, a majority of the Republicans in the Senate have stalled her confirmation process over a sex-trafficking bill that includes a controversial abortion provision.
"I think presidents have the right to pick their team," Bush said, according to The New York Times.
The former Florida governor also took a jab at current Attorney General Eric Holder, noting that Republicans should confirm Lynch in order to remove Holder from the position.
"If someone is supportive of the president's policies, whether you agree with them or not, there should be some deference to the executive," Bush said, reports Time. "It should not always be partisan."
Earlier this week, civil rights activists announced that they are launching a hunger strike to help Lynch move closer to becoming Holder's successor.
An advocacy group founded by the Rev. Al Sharpton and female civil-rights leaders dubbed the hunger strike as the "Confirm Loretta Lynch Fast."
"As long as the Senate refuses to take 15 minutes to confirm someone for Attorney General that they have already confirmed twice for U.S. Attorney, [National Action Network and its allies] will do everything in our power to draw attention to this completely unfair and unnecessary delay to vote to confirm Loretta Lynch," said Sharpton, who founded NAN, on Wednesday, according to Politico.
"We stand with Loretta Lynch and are so in support of this cause that we are willing to sacrifice our daily meals to impress upon the U.S. Senate that it's time to call a vote," NAN executive director Janaye Ingram said.
Lynch, the current U.S. attorney in Brooklyn, New York, would be the first African-American woman to serve in the position.
Righto. Jeb makes Lindsey look like a tower of macho strength.
I’ve had the same suspicions. I think Walker is Plan B for the Cheap Labor Express.
If Al Sharpton “eats” on one day and “fasts” on the next day, does that make him “half-fast”?
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 these practices be denied confirmation ?(Yes) (No) . Should the senate abandon the 60 vote majority for the “nuclear option” used by Reid when majority leader of the senate to any such candidate to be Attorney General supporting the above by applying the simple majority Reid rule. But citing the Hanen court injunction ruling that would restrict the use of the Reid rule only when such a ruling by a Judge were made ? (Yes) (No)
Should those given this bypassed favored treatment who miss their INS hearing be deported fortwith ? (Y) (N).. ? Denied re-entry (Y)(N) ? Snould that also apply to any illegal convicted of a felony (Y)(N)
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
Shut up Jeb and go away. No one with any brains wants you or Hitlery in the White Hut.
No Bush dynasty and no damned Clinton one either!
Screw Jeb Bush.
And Arm_Bears says Jeb Bush should go stuff himself.
Remember Terri Schiavo!
Oreo positive he is just a Lindsey Graham.
LEAVE US ALONE!
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If Jeb Bush wants her so bad then he can wait and see if he even gets any kind of approval to move into the relm of POTUS and then he can appoint her.
Until then the answer is NOT ONLY NO BUT HELL NO!!!!
Go away Jeb! I don't care what you think Jeb! If you get the nomination, i'm voting for Hitlery.
We either turn this ship or sink it.
Jeb Bush could not find his A$$ with both hands ... a Trojan Horse tool, bought and paid for by the Soros machine.
Is Bush III running for the Democratic nomination? Sure doesn’t sound like a Republican, not even GOPe.
Jeb....get real, Loretta Lynch has been chosen to continue the work of Black Racists, America Haters, Barack Hussein Obama, Eric Holder & Al Sharpton. Just in case you have not noticed, Obama is now a full blown, official “Lame Duck” POTUS who is just marking his days until he returns to obscurity, (so, no matter how he rants & raves....no one is listening...even his Media adorees could care less)...where he so rightly belongs. If you feel that strongly about supporting “traitor”, Obama, why not join the Democrat Party. Until then, please remain silent about your adoration of Loretta (Holder) Lynch, America, Freedom Destroyer!!!
He’s not even a “closet” Democrat - he’s a jackass to the bone. I would not trust him to run a lemonade stand.
WE seem to endure somehow. Hopefully enough folks are awake when they cast ballots in the primaries and generals.
If NOt, well, here’s to the true spirit of American youth and patriots to see us through.
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