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WHO IS JEFF SESSIONS & WHY SHOULD WE CARE?
Senator Jeffrey Bouregard Sessions III is currently the
presidential nominee for the position of Attorney General of the United States. He wants to head the Department of
Justice, a vast, powerful, well-funded agency charged with the enforcement of our Constitution's 14th Amendment right
to equal protection under the law.
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S MISSION:
To enforce the law and
defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure
public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal
leadership in preventing and controlling crime; to seek just punishment for
those guilty of unlawful behavior; and to ensure fair and impartial administration
of justice for all Americans. Below are the 60 (!) separate DOJ agencies (including the FBI):
United States Attorney General is a position of vital importance; How the Department of Justice functions affects some aspect of our lives almost daily. Jeff Sessions would have huge say in determining the Justice Department's priorities as well as what resources would be dedicated to those priorities
- or not.
SO, WHAT ABOUT JEFF?
“…. Jefferson Beauregard "Jeff" Sessions III (born December 24, 1946) is the junior United States Senator from Alabama and a member of the Republican Party. He currently ranks 15th in seniority in the United States Senate. From
1981 to 1993, he served as U.S. Attorney for
the Southern District of Alabama. Sessions was elected Attorney General of Alabama in 1994, and to the U.S. Senate in 1996, being re-elected in 2002, 2008, and 2014. Sessions is considered one of the most
conservative members of the U.S. Senate....”
...AND JEFF SESSIONS IS ALSO A ....
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... VERY controversial nominee for Attorney
General. His advocates insist that what
might be construed
as his past lapses in judgment are “ancient history”
and
that he has long since learned from his "mistakes."
His critics,however, adamantly
insist that he is still a racist
and a bigot,that he “is hostile to civil
rights law,”vindictive
and has at times blatantly abused his authority for
political and personal gain.
Despite his soft spoken,
gentlemanly behavior, many are
convinced that this man, who would be
charged with
endeavoring to provide to all Americans equal protection
under the
law, judges entire classes of Americans as
inherently unworthy of equal
treatment and protection.
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On July 31, 1986, Jeff Sessions’ aspirations for a Federal judgeship died inside the
Senate Judiciary Committee because numerous charges extending
backward over 2 decades were made against him which then, as now, he and/or his advocates have attempted to minimize or dismiss.
Nonetheless, Mr. Sessions then became only the second nominee ever in 48 years whose nomination failed to
make it out of committee.
Although much documentation exists regarding allegations against him, Coretta Scott King's written testimony, submitted to the
Judiciary Committee in March, 1986 (see below) is emblematic of the
several other complaints brought against him.
All 10 pages available
at this link:
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