Jeff Sessions, as AG, will be a rubber stamp for Donald Trump.

[kentuck]

The most dangerous nomination up to this point.

No doubt, Trump will use him at every opportunity.

Jeffrey Beauregard Sessions will never disagree with Donald Trump.

Unfortunately, by Party line vote, he will be the next Attorney General.

[gademocrat7]

1. Disgusting and horrifying.

[doodle1]

2. your anger should be at Harry Reid

mine is

Senate Democrats took the dramatic step Thursday of eliminating filibusters for most nominations by presidents, a power play they said was necessary to fix a broken system but one that Republicans said will only rupture it further.

Democrats used a rare parliamentary move to change the rules so that federal judicial nominees and executive-office appointments can advance to confirmation votes by a simple majority of senators, rather than the 60-vote supermajority that has been the standard for nearly four decades.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/senate-poised-to-limit-filibusters-in-party-line-vote-that-would-alter-centuries-of-precedent/2013/11/21/d065cfe8-52b6-11e3-9fe0-fd2ca728e67c_story.html?utm_term=.02d5b9c018a2

[kentuck]

3. Repubs were holding up many, many appointments of judges.

I disagree that it was a bad decision.

Also, Reid did not eliminate the 60-vote rule for SC Justices. That will be up to Republicans to eliminate.

[doodle1]

7. I don't think the republicans will do that

with SC justices. Too much power has already been given to the majority and just like this backfired on the Dems it will also back fire on the repubs.

Then what do I know, things have been turned around and are upside down, at least from my perspective

[SaschaHM]

6. Democrats responded to what their base wanted.

Folks were raging and calling them spineless for not getting rid of the filibuster. Now the base is paying the price.

[kentuck]

8. Obama appointed a lot of judges...

when the rule was eliminated. Some say that is the one of the legacies of the Obama Presidency. It is good that they are in place at this time.

[SaschaHM]

9. I'm not blaming them for doing it and I do think it has worked out for the better.

I just take issue with this new "It's all Harry Reid's fault" meme when people were furious at the Dems for not getting rid of the filibuster when they were being obstructed.

[HassleCat]

4. Looking forward to the torture memo.

Bringing those interrogation jobs back to America.

[AlexSFCA]

5. no doubt

Sessions will stop enforcing civil liberties. He is also needed to proceed with quick mass deportations.