Ted Cruz: Senate will be complicit in ‘lawlessness’ if Lynch is confirmed as AG

Washington Times ^ | Tuesday, February 24, 2015 | David Sherfinski

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Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, laid out his case against Loretta Lynch, President Obama’s nominee to be the next U.S. attorney general, in a new piece in which he says senators will be approving “lawlessness” if they confirm her.

He cited answers he deemed insufficient during Ms. Lynch’s confirmation process on issues like how she would be different from Attorney General Eric Holder and whether she supported Mr. Obama’s recent executive actions on immigration.

“No senator who takes his or her oath of office seriously should vote to confirm such a nominee,” he wrote in Politico. “And Senate Republicans have all the authority we need to reject this nomination.”

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"If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures." - Alexander Hamilton "We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates wouldn’t make any sense at all." -- President Ronald Reagan "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." - Thomas Paine 1792 "It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams

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[stephenjohnbanker]

I was hoping that Cruz would address this. Way to go!

BTTT

[Gritty]

Not to worry. Yertle the Turtle will surrender in the interests of "bipartisanship". Harry Reid and the Criminal Party will, as usual, carry the day again against the Nutless Party.

I didn't used to be so cynical. At one time I once thought it mattered who won in Washington. Silly me.

[Gator113]

Damn, that Texas boy ain’t bashful.

Imagine a principled conservative man with courage, integrity, intelligence, morals, bold vision, willingness to fight, and love for our country... actually living in or White House. Imagine a ~real~ president for a “change”...that is what I call “hope”. Imagine a day when the nightmare ends and there is a reason to dream of better lives for our kids and our grandchildren.

Imagine being proud of our country again.

With our help, he may actually save this country...... and our very lives.

Cruz 2016 ~ Imagine ~

[drypowder]

Hey Ted, the word is out, most DC politicians DO NOT CARE what the citizens think of their lawlessness. But thank you anyway,

[leopardseal]

Lynch has been complicit in shutting down any and all attempts at seeking legal redress against Wall-St./London banks including HSBC, which is a criminal enterprise.

[reasonisfaith]

You say “as usual” but in doing so you miss what’s going on here.

The difference from usual is we have a guy in the right position, with the right attitude, saying the right things.

It holds them accountable. This can make all the difference.

[Rockitz]

Better a wounded Holder trying to keep from being indicted and impeached than a new, fearless, partisan appointee.

[entropy12]

Lynch is just Holder in drag. No worse, no better.

[reasonisfaith]

Exactly the reason our side needs to be blasting away in a figurative sense like Cruz is doing.

[Chuckster]

If Lynch is confirmed it will be the end of the Republican Party and possibly the end of the Republic.

[entropy12]

IDK. Don't think the voters care a whit if Lynch becomes the next AG. This is another useless issue like Rudi's "Obama does not love this country". It sidetracks the winning issues in 2016, which are:

JOBS

OBAMACARE

FOOD & RENT inflation

STAGNANT WAGES

Republicans are lousy campaigners. Which is why democrats win so many election with lousy policies. They know how to exploit the low information voters.

[veracious]

Beware USG representatives/agents; either your actions and your requirements for other USG representatives/agents, follow USA law from the Supreme Law on down, or you are an outlaw and you are a traitor to the country, it’s laws and the bonified “We The People”.

[Cheerio]

She will be confirmed by these liberal GOPers. Didn't Dirty Harry unilaterally change Senate rules - under duress from our King - so now it only requires a majority vote?

Boom! Senate passes filibuster reform, GOP can no longer block executive, judicial nominees

[uncitizen]

The gobe is putting up a whole nascar team to get jeb elected. Because they know that Republicans would rush the polls to vote for Ted if they knew what Ted Cruz is all about.

[Kenny Bunk]

“And Senate Republicans have all the authority we need to reject this nomination.”

Acid test. Line in the sand. Push comes to shove. Ils ne passeront pas. "Nuts!"

McConnell? Where's he? What's he? Who's he?

[Himyar]

I’m liking Cruz more and more. He probably have enough sense to appoint Jeff Sessions Attorney General.

[Gator113]

“appoint Jeff Sessions Attorney General”

That would be so beautiful.

[reasonisfaith]

If you think it’s an issue of what the voters think, you don’t understand Lynch or Cruz.

At least, not from a conservative perspective.