He must actively pursue justice, not
just passively follow or obey the law. Senator Sessions' record reflects a hostility and antipathy--in fact,
downright opposition--to civil rights and voting rights, women's health
care and privacy rights, antidiscrimination measures, and religious
freedom safeguards. He has prided himself on his vociferous opposition
to immigration reform legislation, a measure that passed this body with
68 bipartisan votes, and a criminal justice reform bill that has
attracted a group of 25 cosponsors, Democrats and Republicans. He even
split with the majority of his own party to vote against reauthorizing
the Violence Against Women Act. He opposed hate crime prohibitions.
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