Posted on 01/10/2017 8:09:46 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Sen. Jeff Sessions began the defense of his nomination for Donald Trump's attorney general by emphasizing a theme of enforcing law and order and strongly pushed back against allegations of racism in his long career.
Sessions also diverged from his prepared remarks to address "head on" the very allegations that helped sink his nomination for a judgeship in 1986.
"I abhor the Klan and its hateful ideology," Sessions said. "I never declared the NAACP was un-American." Sessions also pledged to recuse himself from all investigations involving Hillary Clinton based on inflammatory comments he made during a "contentious" campaign season, and defended his views of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling on abortion.
"I've given that thought, I believe the proper thing for me to do would be to recuse myself from questions involving those kinds of investigations involving Secretary Clinton that were raised during the campaign and could be otherwise connected to it," Sessions said, upon questioning by Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley.
"I believe that would be best for the country because we can never have a political dispute turn into a criminal dispute," Sessions said.
Sessions said he would respect the 1973 Supreme Court decision allowing abortion and the more recent Supreme Court decision allowing same-sex marriage -- even if he doesn't agree with the court's decisions.
"I believe it violated the Constitution," Sessions said in response to a question from Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein about whether he stands by his past statements calling Roe a "colossal" mistake.
"It is the law of the land, it has been settled for some time. ... I will respect it and follow it," Sessions said.
Likewise, Sessions said same-sex marriage is settled.
"The Supreme Court has ruled on that, the dissents dissented vigorously, but it was 5-4
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But always, when the left achieves its goal, it's a “done deal”.
I don't fall in with that point of view.
I see states are finding ways to undermine Planned Parenthood by chipping away at the edges. I pray we can find a similar strategy to deal with sodomite mirage.
Or, if the left and the courts insist upon keeping these federal issues, we should make use of that to demand complete reciprocity on the Second Amendment, nationwide.
The bitter clingers can rant and rave all they want, they still won’t be able to prevent his confirmation...
I live in Illinois, I cannot wait to leave.
We the people did vote, in the majority of states, to ban sodomite mirage. Even leftist California passed three different propositions opposing it. So the left and the sodomites did what they always do when they can’t overturn the will of the people on a fair ballot-they went to the courts and forced it on the country. And the SC of the time allowed it and enacted it.
mostly because for the last several decades they have controlled the microphones and cameras. That is beginning to change.
Because the race card is all the commie lib ‘RATS have.
Pass the word.
The Attorney General cannot and should not try to overturn or refuse to enforce the decisions of the Supreme Court that he doesn’t agree with. It’s not his place. If this were a Supreme Court nominee, then that would be a different matter and those answers would be worrisome.
Both were ‘settled’ by the USSC.
Get out while your property is still worth something.
Really. Trump is going to give us a conservative court.
Sessions answers are correct and with integrity but also display political smartness not recognized by some here.
*I don’t like those answers at all, especially the one on gay marriage. How can you consider an issue to be “settled” by a 5-4 decision that overturns hundreds of years years of almost worldwide consensus? And, regarding Roe v. Wade, why should we honor a “colossal mistake”? Aren’t “colossal mistakes” the sorts of things that you try to fix?*
They are the correct answers. What he does in the future might, shall we say, deviate from these initial responses. In any case, having an AG uphold the law rather than define it is a welcome change from the past 8 years.
“When did you stop beating your wife, Mr. Sessions?”
I know, but because our elected representatives fell down on the job is all the more reason to keep their feet to the fire and intensify our demands to reflect the will of the people.
We can do it, we just haven’t.
I understand and agree.
My only point is that it is incorrect to say things like the ACA or Roe v Wade are ‘settled law’. They are not - they are on shaky legal footing, clearly immoral, and are against the will of the people.
Further, if the Congress did its job, they would exercise their Constitutional authority and override the Supremes.
Still, this is what Sessions must say, I know.
According to our legal system it is settled law. You are missing the point.
It is not appropriate for the AG to present personal opinions. It is his job to support the law.
I too have to turn her and her like off. When I hear these people I always wonder why they want to do things that are going to hurt people.
“It is not appropriate for the AG to present personal opinions.”
Did you read my last sentence in post #56?
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