Posted on 11/20/2016 5:54:32 AM PST by libstripper
President-elect Trump's transition team knew that nominating Jeff Sessions for Attorney General would set off controversy. Democrats and their allies in the press have at key times in the past called Sessions a racist — they're now using the Alabama senator's full name, Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III, to heighten the Old South effect — and now, as they oppose Trump at nearly every turn, they've turned to race again.
Here's why the effort to stop Sessions is likely to intensify as his confirmation hearings near. Sessions is the Senate's highest-profile, most determined, and most knowledgeable opponent of comprehensive immigration reform. Democrats are particularly anxious about immigration because of the unusually tenuous nature of President Obama's policies on the issue. Those policies can be undone unilaterally, by the new president in some cases, and by the attorney general and head of homeland security in other cases. There's no need for congressional action — and no way for House or Senate Democrats to slow or stop it.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
And a side note, those involved in voter fraud will have lost their respect for the lawful process. Thus their over-the-top reaction when their fraudulent schemes do not bring their illegal outcomes.
Best Election ever!
What is the basis of accusing Sessions of being a racist? Is there any evidence, or is this just about feelings?
From the final paragraph:
“Republicans, with a narrow majority in the Senate, should be able confirm their colleague, especially since soon-to-be-former Sen. Harry Reid nuked the minority’s ability to filibuster executive branch nominations. “
Harry, you magnificent bastard!
These are two paper thin issues...
While prosecuting a Klan member who was eventually convicted of murder and executed... he may have called a black associate boy... and made a joke about the KKK and Marijuana.
Meanwhile... in the same decade of the 1990s... Democrats like Barbara Boxer & Joe Biden were happy to have a former Klan leader, Robert Byrd, help lead their party in the Senate.
It’s insane.
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