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Post by dc2london on Oct 18, 2017 11:59:03 GMT -6
I mean, I’d vote D no matter what. You know what I mean. I think. I’m rambling. HI. I know exactly what you mean. Even though Sasse is The Worst, he's so far from Trump on the spectrum of truly awful he actually looks reasonable. It's the same way I feel about General Kelly. He basically sucks, but he could theoretically be a moderating influence on Trump so I do somewhat on a very small scale root for him.
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Post by dc2london on Oct 18, 2017 12:01:42 GMT -6
Senator Leahy cites POTUS' words holding the Cuban government responsible for the attacks on our diplomats in Havana. He asks if the DOJ has any evidence that the Cuban government is responsible, and why it took so long for our FBI to go investigate at the invitation of that government.
Sessions, once again, won't answer the question
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Post by dc2london on Oct 18, 2017 12:02:21 GMT -6
Leahy: I've been briefed on this many times and I've never seen any evidence. If you have some, will you come and meet me in the SCIF and share it with me? lol
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Post by dc2london on Oct 18, 2017 12:03:46 GMT -6
Leahy: "Is citizenship a reliable indicator of terror threat?" Sessions: uuhhhhhhhwuuuuuuutttttt Leahy: Nevermind. Are there any examples of a DACA recipient being involved in terrorist activity? Sessions: No, but other people who enter the country do. That's not the same thing, Jefferson.
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Post by dc2london on Oct 18, 2017 12:04:32 GMT -6
Sessions is claiming that 2,000 DREAMers have had their DACA status revoked due to commission of serious crimes. Can anyone fact check this please?
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Post by CurlieWhirlie on Oct 18, 2017 12:05:34 GMT -6
Sessions is claiming that 2,000 DREAMers have had their DACA status revoked due to commission of serious crimes. Can anyone fact check this please? OMG I just tuned back in and this is the shit I have to listen to? And then he names crimes like "capital murder, rape..." FUUUUUUCK this guy.
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Post by dc2london on Oct 18, 2017 12:06:31 GMT -6
Dick Durbin, ladies and gentlemen!!!!
So 2,000 out of almost 800,000 DREAMers have gone on to commit crimes. But we've had 100,000 people not be able to buy guns because of felonies, and I don't think anyone is out there trying to end the sale of firearms.
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Post by CurlieWhirlie on Oct 18, 2017 12:08:37 GMT -6
Wait wait, is he saying he believes that government employees should be allowed to discriminate against people?
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Post by dc2london on Oct 18, 2017 12:08:40 GMT -6
Durbin: Could a social security administrator refuse to process paperwork for the benefits to a spouse in a same-sex couple? Sessions: I've never heard of such a thing, golly, gee, I'll have to get back to you.
Durbin: People are discriminating in the name of their own personal religious liberty. It's a real challenge to us.
Sessions: Wherever possible, "A person should be able to freely exercise their religion and not carry out activities to further something that they think is contrary to their faith. But at the same time, if you engage in commercial enterprises, there are limitations." And we need to strike a balance on that, and I think we've found the right balance.
No sir. Not by a long shot.
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Post by dc2london on Oct 18, 2017 12:10:16 GMT -6
Sessions: The murder rate is up 20% in 2 years
Durbin: Are you concerned by the increase in gun crimes?
Sessions: We've had an increase in gun prosecutions. I think it does reduce violence. I would love for that to be true.
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Post by dc2london on Oct 18, 2017 12:11:07 GMT -6
haha a nice little joke there bc Grassley recognized Klobuchar next without realizing that Jeff Flake had come back into the room. "I guess a know where I stand" Flake jokes. LOL.
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Post by dc2london on Oct 18, 2017 12:12:50 GMT -6
Flake is talking about a 9th circuit decision on shackling prisoners when moving through courthouses to keep them separate from the public. I don't have any background knowledge on this.
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Post by dc2london on Oct 18, 2017 12:19:31 GMT -6
Klobuchar: What is the DOJ doing to protect us from election hacking?
Sessions: The FBI is engaged in this and "has some superior capabilities." "We do not in any way need to subject our electoral process to some kind of electronic changing of the vote totals."
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Post by dc2london on Oct 18, 2017 12:22:01 GMT -6
Klobuchar: Do intentionally discriminatory voter ID laws serve any particular objective?
Sessions: "It can not be that you have voter ID laws or other laws that seek to limit one groups vote total" Now he's mincing words on the Texas state legislature's adoption of the temporary policy suggested by the state court on an interim basis
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Post by dc2london on Oct 18, 2017 12:22:57 GMT -6
Klobuchar: Will you commit to not putting any journalists in jail for doing their job?
Sessions: I can't make a blanket commitment, but we haven't taken any aggressive action against the media at this point. But we have issues that involve the most serious national security issues, and we will use the laws if we have to.
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Post by dc2london on Oct 18, 2017 12:25:12 GMT -6
Franken and Sessions are back to debating what the meaning of "is" is
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Post by dc2london on Oct 18, 2017 12:26:24 GMT -6
Franken asked Sessions if he considers Flynn, Manafort, Skippy or Junior to be "surrogates" of the Trump campaign. Hahaha well played, sir.
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Post by jkjacq on Oct 18, 2017 12:26:34 GMT -6
Franken going back to previous conversation You dont believe surrogates had communications with the Russians S: No F: Do you believe Flynn was surrogate? Manafort? S: Coulda been (Flynn), he was chair of campaign (Manafort) F: Kushner? S: I just dont know F: DJTJR? S: well its his son
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Post by dc2london on Oct 18, 2017 12:27:22 GMT -6
Franken is now digging into the DOJ decision to prosecute one particular hate crime against a trans woman of color when they are working to strip LGBTQ persons of their rights at every other turn.
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Post by dc2london on Oct 18, 2017 12:28:48 GMT -6
Franken: no single Trump admin official has done more to harm LGBT people than you, and you routinely violate the pledges you made during your confirmation hearing. The DOJ under your leadership has demonstrated hostility toward LGBT people, and your actions embolden those who seek to do them harm. BOOM.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2017 12:28:48 GMT -6
Sessions is claiming that 2,000 DREAMers have had their DACA status revoked due to commission of serious crimes. Can anyone fact check this please? I have seen that number before, yes. But out of 800,000?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2017 12:29:15 GMT -6
Dick Durbin, ladies and gentlemen!!!! So 2,000 out of almost 800,000 DREAMers have gone on to commit crimes. But we've had 100,000 people not be able to buy guns because of felonies, and I don't think anyone is out there trying to end the sale of firearms. I see Durbin already answered your question.
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Post by enchanted on Oct 18, 2017 12:29:35 GMT -6
Depressing
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Post by dc2london on Oct 18, 2017 12:29:44 GMT -6
Sessions rejects the suggestion of "unrelenting hostility" toward LGBT people. Oh.
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Post by dc2london on Oct 18, 2017 12:30:27 GMT -6
Say Eric Holder's name one more time, asshole
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Post by jkjacq on Oct 18, 2017 12:31:33 GMT -6
Sessions We're perfectly ok with discriminating against LBGTQ people
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Post by dc2london on Oct 18, 2017 12:31:42 GMT -6
Sessions says that he didn't reverse the bathroom bill because he hates gay people,but because he didn't think it was lawful. Sure, Jan.
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Post by dc2london on Oct 18, 2017 12:34:38 GMT -6
Senator Blumenthal: I've asked every member of the FCC to reject Trump's suggestion of revoking broadcast licenses for coverage that he doesn't like, and I'd like you to do the same.
AG Sessions: "The president is open and direct, and he expresses himself when he wants to express himself. It's a free country."
Blumenthal: "Yes, it's a free country. But this issue is so serious...it would be absolutely illegal, don't you agree?"
Sessions: The FCC would have to figure out how to handle that. "The President can make his own expressions."
AYFKM??!??!!!!!!
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Post by dc2london on Oct 18, 2017 12:35:39 GMT -6
Blumenthal: Does POTUS have the power to pardon himself?
Sessions: "I have not researched that." ORLY?
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Post by dc2london on Oct 18, 2017 12:37:50 GMT -6
Blumenthal: In the case of Blumenthal vs Trump the DOJ is defending the president in his violation of the emoluments clause. By not coming back to congress before accepting these emoluments, as the law dictates, he is preventing us from doing our jobs.
Sessions: Take it to court, but we think this law has never been enforced this way in history
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