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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Took the post right outta my mouth.
The approval necessary was the Vacancies Reform Act, which Democrats voted for.
Washington, DC is basically a Full Employment Plan for lawyers.
Why would the Uniparty turn against itself?
The same three tards who brought false charges of sexual assault against Justice Kavanaugh. It just shows to me that they are afraid of being exposed by the new guy.
They knew they were safe when their old friend from across the aisle was installed to cover for them.
The democrats must really afraid of this guy!
“The Left always tells us whom they FEAR the MOST!..............”
It is their “Tell” that all liars have!
So Fox News believes it’s the DemocratIC party?
I will when you correct the spelling.
“The democrats must really afraid of this guy!”
Bump! Worth repeating.
These klowns cite the Constitution only when it might peripherally serve their purposes. Otherwise they don't give a rat's rectum about the Constitution.
I wish the GOP would’ve put up this much of a fight.
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The GOP’s idea of a “fight” is to launch a fusillade of words.
Democrats play to win. Republicans just pretend to play.
Yep...Last night Levin had VDH on for the hour, Levin called them the Democrat party.
It was not given but stolen.
“Installing Matthew Whitaker so flagrantly defies constitutional law that any viewer of School House Rock would recognize it. “
What crap. Only a viewer of School House Rock would make such a stupid, Rogaine-starved assertion.
These “adult” dems are like little kids who eventually get on one’s nerves with their constant trouble making.. the ones you want to take a switch to and send them home!
Wish it was as simple as that!
The idiot Republicans, in their desire to get along and be bipartisan, have rubber-stamped wacko liberal judges appointed by democrats for decades.
The result is that Democrats can judge shop and sue over anything they please, often successfully.
It is time for the president to go Andrew Jackson on the Democrats and their corrupt judges. When Democrat judges make rulings that they have no constitutional right to do so, the president needs to say, not going to do it.
Can you imagine the total democrat meltdown and freakout if Trump said, “Ok then, as Chief Executive I’m exercising my Presidential authority and taking direct control of Judiciary, I will be running it out of the Oval Office.” To do so is well within his Constitutional powers to manage the executive branch reside with the President and power is simply “vested” to an appointed cabinet secretary.
As a WPRO - Providence drive time host called him “Weldon Shitehouse”
THIS needs to be repeated over and over.
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