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« Reply #25 on: January 10, 2017, 04:00:23 PM »
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Quote from: Castro on January 10, 2017, 10:18:49 AM
People in KKK robes keep protesting inside the room and interrupting the hearing.

It's unfair for the cops to kick out Sessions' relatives, they just wanted to share this special moment with him.
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« Reply #26 on: January 10, 2017, 04:30:37 PM »
So when do they actually vote on these guys?
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« Reply #27 on: January 10, 2017, 04:32:19 PM »
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So when do they actually vote on these guys?

The committee will vote shortly after the hearings conclude.  Then McConnell puts it on the schedule for the Senate to vote.
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« Reply #28 on: January 10, 2017, 04:36:25 PM »
I hate to be "that guy," but has anyone questioned Sessions about pot yet?
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« Reply #29 on: January 10, 2017, 04:43:22 PM »
Sessions will get all GOPers plus Manchin, Nelson, and probably Donnelly, maybe some of the other red state dems as well.
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« Reply #30 on: January 10, 2017, 04:50:41 PM »
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I hate to be "that guy," but has anyone questioned Sessions about pot yet?

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« Reply #31 on: January 10, 2017, 04:51:08 PM »
Quote from: Senator Scott on January 10, 2017, 04:36:25 PM
I hate to be "that guy," but has anyone questioned Sessions about pot yet?

He was asked and his answer was pretty much "I won't not enforce federal law".

Pretty much, stock up on plants/seeds if you haven't already
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« Reply #32 on: January 10, 2017, 04:52:54 PM »
Jeff Sessions is going to be the greatest attorney general in American history. I can feel it in my head, heart, and guts. What a magnificent session.
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« Reply #33 on: January 10, 2017, 05:05:20 PM »
Sessions will probably be okay given that he freely gave out the Olive Branches of recusing himself from any further investigations against Clinton or her foundation, and enforcing Roe and Obergefell. My estimate of the Confirmation vote is 56-44 in favor.
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« Reply #34 on: January 10, 2017, 05:17:42 PM »

He didn't commit to reversing the Cole Memo, either, though.  This might ultimately wind up in Trump's court, and he's much more favorable to the state's rights position on this.

The question remains if Trump is willing to let Sessions devote so much public funds and political capital to raiding marijuana shops in the states that legalized it, including the deep red state of Alaska.  That wouldn't be a smart move on his part.
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« Reply #35 on: January 10, 2017, 05:31:15 PM »
Some reason for optimism?

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« Reply #36 on: January 10, 2017, 06:15:32 PM »
Quote from: Dwarven Dragon on January 10, 2017, 05:05:20 PM
Sessions will probably be okay given that he freely gave out the Olive Branches of recusing himself from any further investigations against Clinton or her foundation, and enforcing Roe and Obergefell. My estimate of the Confirmation vote is 56-44 in favor.

If he does this, then ok, I can live with it. I still would consider him unqualified and wrong on many things, but that's probably as good as a trump cabinet member could be.
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« Reply #37 on: January 10, 2017, 06:18:31 PM »
Quote from: Interlocutor on January 10, 2017, 04:51:08 PM
Quote from: Senator Scott on January 10, 2017, 04:36:25 PM
I hate to be "that guy," but has anyone questioned Sessions about pot yet?

He was asked and his answer was pretty much "I won't not enforce federal law".

Pretty much, stock up on plants/seeds if you haven't already

Oh, I'm sure he'll find federal laws he'll be happy to "not enforce".
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« Reply #38 on: January 10, 2017, 06:26:47 PM »
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Quote from: Interlocutor on January 10, 2017, 04:51:08 PM
Quote from: Senator Scott on January 10, 2017, 04:36:25 PM
I hate to be "that guy," but has anyone questioned Sessions about pot yet?

He was asked and his answer was pretty much "I won't not enforce federal law".

Pretty much, stock up on plants/seeds if you haven't already

Oh, I'm sure he'll find federal laws he'll be happy to "not enforce".

Yeah... I'd like to know whether he won't not enforce the federal law against giving your son-in-law a senior White House position.
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« Reply #39 on: January 10, 2017, 06:34:08 PM »
It sounds like the hearings on Kelly are already over.  However, they'll "officially" remain open until 5pm tomorrow, in case anyone wants to add anything to the public record before then.  So I'm assuming no committee vote until then.  So no committee votes being held today on any of the nominees.  Presumably we'll start getting those tomorrow?
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« Reply #40 on: January 11, 2017, 09:31:23 AM »
The Tillerson hearing is starting now.......should be fun.
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« Reply #41 on: January 11, 2017, 09:36:42 AM »
Coretta Scott King wrote a letter opposing Sessions’s 1986 federal judge nomination. Unavailable to the public until now. It is scathing.
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« Reply #42 on: January 11, 2017, 09:55:30 AM »
Quote from: Senator Scott on January 10, 2017, 05:17:42 PM

He didn't commit to reversing the Cole Memo, either, though.  This might ultimately wind up in Trump's court, and he's much more favorable to the state's rights position on this.

The question remains if Trump is willing to let Sessions devote so much public funds and political capital to raiding marijuana shops in the states that legalized it, including the deep red state of Alaska.  That wouldn't be a smart move on his part.

I agree with sessions argument on merit, though. With so many states legalizing, Congress really should clarify drug laws to give them more leeway
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« Reply #43 on: January 11, 2017, 10:17:43 AM »
Tillerson questioning is going on. His continued use of the phrase "the Ukraine" does not help anything.
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« Reply #44 on: January 11, 2017, 10:21:42 AM »
I'm just curious for Carson and Puzder.
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« Reply #45 on: January 11, 2017, 10:27:49 AM »
Can Tillerson answer a question?
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« Reply #46 on: January 11, 2017, 10:28:17 AM »
Rubio's asking Tillerson questions like "Is Vladimir Putin a war criminal?"

His whole line of questioning on Russia doesn't make it sound like he's that keen to vote in favor of confirmation.
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« Reply #47 on: January 11, 2017, 10:30:57 AM »
Quote from: Mr. Morden on January 11, 2017, 10:28:17 AM
Rubio's asking Tillerson questions like "Is Vladimir Putin a war criminal?"

His whole line of questioning on Russia doesn't make it sound like he's that keen to vote in favor of confirmation.


Yeah Rubio sounds like a "no" vote. He's going after Tillerson much more harshly than the Dems did.
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« Reply #48 on: January 11, 2017, 10:34:37 AM »
Unless a Democrat defects, I don't see how Tillerson gets confirmed.
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« Reply #49 on: January 11, 2017, 10:37:53 AM »
Quote from: Gass3268 on January 11, 2017, 10:34:37 AM
Unless a Democrat defects, I don't see how Tillerson gets confirmed.

I think it will be a 50-50 tie with Pence having the decisive vote in the end.
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