Breaking News: Schumer opposes Sessions for AG

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Washington (CNN)Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Thursday that he will vote against Sen. Jeff Sessions' nomination for attorney general.

"After reviewing his record and giving careful consideration to his answers during the hearing, I am not confident in Senator Sessions' ability to be a defender of the rights of all Americans, or to serve as an independent check on the incoming administration," the New York Democrat said in a statement. "I am also deeply concerned by his views on immigration, which I saw firsthand during the push for comprehensive immigration reform. For those reasons, I will oppose his nomination to serve as the next attorney general."

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/12/politics/schumer-opposes-sessions-for-ag/index.html?adkey=bn

[malaise]

1. Wow

That's a surprise

[spanone]

2. well, it is from the fake news channel!

[malaise]

3. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

Good one

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

9. lol, point well taken!

[Cha]

4. Good on Schumer

[uponit7771]

5. I thought KGOP had all the votes that was needed... why is this news worthy?

[George II]

23. Unless McConnell exercises the "nuclear option" they'll need 60 votes. In fact, I even wonder...

....if a couple of republicans break ranks and vote against Sessions. Thankfully there still are a few rational republicans in the Senate.

[uponit7771]

24. Ah.. he's got votes for committee but not final Senate vote

[former9thward]

34. Nope.

Reid ended that for cabinet appointees and others who are not Supreme Court nominees. Sessions just needs 50 votes plus Pence.

[George II]

35. I wonder, Sessions is a Senator, does he take part in the vote?

Answer to my own question - he can and he may, but we don't know. John Kerry was Senator when nominated to be Secretary of State. He only voted "present".

[bigtree]

6. k&r

[Raster]

7. Bravo Senator Chuck!

[Raster]

8. Just sent this to Senator Schumer...

Dear Senator Schumer,

If today's news reports are correct, you will be voting AGAINST confirmed Sessions for Attorney General. I APPLAUD your decision, Senator. Sessions has no business as the highest attorney in the land. His racist past and current leanings are anathema to the United States and what we as a country stand for. Thank you.

Further, Sir, please make EVERY ATTEMPT to hinder the confirmations of the equally nefarious other Trump Cabinet choices.

In addition, Sir, I respectfully request that investigation be initiated as soon as possible into FBI Director James Comey's apparent violation of The Hatch Act, in effect, throwing the election to Donald Trump.

And finally, I believe with all my heart and soul that Donald J. Trump is a Russian Intelligence Asset and holds his allegiance NOT to the United States, but to Vladimir Putin and Russia.

Very best,
Raster.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

11. P.S. InAbLuStAtE wishes to sign on to this letter and thanks you for growing a spine.

[George II]

25. Good letter, thanks. One "clarification" if I may, Trump holds his allegiance to COLD CASH, and...

....there's more to be had by cozying up to Russia than the United States.

[Ohioblue22]

10. he is so unfamiliar with anything that he might have to deal with

[Feeling the Bern]

12. He'll pass 52-48 along party lines. If any Democrats votes for Shitgibbon's people, they need to be

primaried out!

[philosslayer]

13. 53-47

Manchin will vote for him also

[Feeling the Bern]

14. Of course he will. He's a DINO. . .oops, I criticized a Democrat. I'm going to get juried

[IronLionZion]

16. There are many reasons why Dems need to win Senate and Congressional elections

If we had 52 Dems we could mount a serious check and balance against Trump and make him feel real frustration

[INdemo]

17. I think all of this goes back to 2014

Something was very wrong (as was this years election) and it was just too damn easy for Republicans take back the Senate..
Even in 2012 when the Republicans won the House by an overwhelming majority....
But then we must consider who the DNC Chairperson was during those take overs.

[KPN]

18. Yup ...

not that the rest of the party leadership doesn't share responsibility. Time for change.

[INdemo]

28. There will be no change this year..Cause it seems like

Democrats want to keep the same people we have had for 20+ years..and you know we can go out there every election and work our ass off and when something goes terribly wrong like this year the Democratic leadership will sit on their hands and do nothing and declare this wont happen again but aw, it will happen again in 2018 and 2020..

[KPN]

30. Seems like it, but this time might be different. I'm going to withhold

judgement until the new DNC chair is chosen ... that will be the tell (of course, I may be fooling myself since we already have Schumer and Pelosi).

[INdemo]

31. Yes..but you know what wont happen and should or could and

and would really get the DNC back to where the Democratic Party finds its roots again?

If if Barrack Obama would take the reins of the DNC and get this cluster__________ straightened up.

[KPN]

37. As you said, that wont happen

[uponit7771]

26. Voter suppression and gerrymandering weren't the SNC chairperson back then

[BainsBane]

22. His nomination has to get out of committee first

and that will depend on Rubio's vote.

[Feeling the Bern]

32. If you're banking on Marco Rubio to do the right thing, we're beyond fucked

[BainsBane]

36. We've been beyond fucked since Nov 8th.

[brutus smith]

15. Good!

[BlueWI]

19. I sure hope the Senate leader can oppose Sessions

who is overtly racist and heterosexist, well known for his hostility to civil rights in a notoriously white supremacist state. How much deliberation should it take?

[wordpix]

40. you mean Senate leader McTurtle? He is totally bought

His puppetmasters want Sessions for whatever reason, take your pick. Sessions is the corporate oligarchy's choice

[KPN]

20. I'm surprised that this is a big deal. As a lifelong democrat,

I expect nothing less given the prospective appointee, current political and governance realities, and past history of GOP getting what it wants by playing hard ball, oppressing/suppressing, cheating, and stealing. Any elected Democrat who does not do WHAT IS RIGHT at this juncture, any elected Democrat who pussy foots in the face of the current threat to democracy, absolutely needs to be primaried.

[flamingdem]

21. You go guy!

[Gothmog]

27. Yeah-this is a good move by Schumer

[herding cats]

29. I expected him to, but it's still good to see it happen. nt

[smirkymonkey]

33. Chuck's not perfect, but he did the right thing this time.

Why is that so hard for so many of them?

[wordpix]

39. "why is that so hard?" A: both D's and R's are BOUGHT

it's very simple---their oligarchical puppetmasters rule them

[wordpix]

38. good, now stick to it and act like a leader, get others to vote likewise

maybe we can kill this nomination