I ask: Where are the Senators who will say no to the nomination of
Senator Jeff Sessions as Attorney General of the United States? I hope
there are at least enough Senators here who understand that America is
careening over a constitutional cliff and that all of us, regardless of
political party, need an Attorney General who can be relied on to
enforce the laws fairly and fight back against lawless overreach by an
out-of-control President. On January 27, the world turned upside down for tens of thousands of
people directly affected by President Trump's Executive order turning
America's back on refugees around the world and immigrants from seven
Muslim-majority countries. Last week, I recalled many of their stories. I spoke about students
and professors, about mothers and children, about friends and
neighbors, real people who were turned away, detained, or deported
based solely on their religion or the simple fact that they were
fleeing war. We all breathed a sigh of relief when a court temporarily
halted that order, but we know the fight continues to permanently
overturn this unlawful, unconstitutional, and deeply immoral Executive
order. That isn't all that happened last week.
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