Heres The Coretta Scott King Letter Mitch McConnell Suppressed

[Stellar]

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, blocked from reading the letter aloud in the Senate, instead recited it on Facebook Live.

More :HuffPo

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) wouldn’t let Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) read Coretta Scott King’s blistering takedown of Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) on the Senate floor on Tuesday night. But there’s no reason you can’t.

King, the widow of Martin Luther King Jr., wrote the scathing 10-page letter in 1986, when Sessions ― now President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general ― was being considered for a federal judgeship.

In it, King said Sessions “lacks the temperament, fairness, and judgement to be a federal judge” and has “used the awesome power of his office to chill the free exercise of the vote by black citizens.”

King argued that Sessions’ appointment “would irreparably damage the work of my husband.”

[Cha]

1. Mahalo, Stellar, for Coretta Scott King's Letter

I dare say the gops have hoisted on their own gigantic petard once again.

[malaise]

2. I love that she read it on Facebook

Fuck ReTHUGs

Now they should have a collective reading in front of the Senate Building

[coco22]

3. I will be passing this around...

and info on asshole McConnell

[yardwork]

4. I hope this backfires on McConnell.

[orangecrush]

5. I am in shock

They just in effect told the democratic party to shut up and sit down.

Time for drastic action by democrats in congress.

This is unprecedented and must not be allowed to continue as business as usual.

[ehrnst]

6. And then they let Sen. Jeff Merkley read it aloud uninterrupted a few hours later.

Hours after GOP leaders blocked Sen. Elizabeth Warren from reading a letter critical of Sen. Jeff Sessions during his confirmation hearing for attorney general, Jeff Merkley picked it up and read the document uninterrupted.

But we're past sexism, right?


http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/02/jeff_merkley_reads_coretta_scott_king_letter_about_jeff_sessions.html

[tenorly]

7. Strom Thurmond

A man after McConnell's heart if there ever was one.

[MyOwnPeace]

8. It's NOT the GOP.................

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It's the GOBC - Good Ole' Boys Club!

[aggiesal]

9. Or ...

Greedy One Percent

[DK504]

10. Yertle seems to have forgotten

that if it is from the Library of Congree, you can read it.

[AllaN01Bear]

11. they wanted to shut here down for a long time. the war against women continues.