McConnell: Warrens blistering Sessions speech broke Senate rules

[KewlKat]

Source: The Hill

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) accused Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) of breaking the Senate’s rules with a blistering floor speech against Sen. Jeff Sessions’s attorney general nomination.

The Senate’s top Republican interrupted Warren’s speech to argue that she was violating the upper chamber’s rules, despite an initial warning by GOP Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), who was presiding over the Senate.

“The senator has impugned the motives and conduct of our colleague from Alabama,” McConnell said from the Senate floor. “I call the senator to order under the provisions of Rule 19.”

Under the Senate’s “Rule 19,” senators are not allowed to “directly or indirectly, by any form of words impute to another Senator or to other Senators any conduct or motive unworthy or unbecoming a Senator."

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/318422-mcconnell-warrens-blistering-sessions-speech-broke-senate-rules

[Marthe48]

1. STFU McConnell

you withered piece of crap.

[KewlKat]

6. +1,000,000

She was reading quotes from two letters, one for Sen Edward Kennedy and Mrs Martin Luther King.....and for that she was stopped.

[kacekwl]

40. As trump has shown there are no rules

anymore. Shove it Mitch.

[BuddyCa]

2. new rules n/t

[KewlKat]

16. Wonder if they've voted on the "appeal"?

When Warren said she was “surprised” by McConnell’s actions and asked to continue, the Republican objected, effectively ending Warren’s speech.

Warren moved to appeal the ruling that she had broken the Senate's rules. Lawmakers are expected to vote on her appeal later Tuesday evening.

[George II]

41. They voted, it was 49-43, obviously along party lines.

[still_one]

3. The racists don't want a racist to be called out

[iluvtennis]

8. +100 nt

[Fast Walker 52]

15. that is for damn sure...

[mn9driver]

29. There is nothing racists hate more than being called racist.

It hurts their fee-fees. It's no surprise that Senate Republicans would need their fainting couch.

[yurbud]

4. so that rule forces them to lie a lot

[3catwoman3]

5. Of all the Republicans I detest, McConnell...

...is the one I despise the most. I would like to rip his throat open.

[blm]

10. and I will gladly help

.

[maddiemom]

64. Please let me in on it!

[yallerdawg]

7. Your wife is on that cabinet!

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No conflict of interest?

Disgusting pig of a man.

[KewlKat]

13. beat me to it!

[redwitch]

9. He is such a whore.

And Rule 19 is fucking stupid.

[Chasstev365]

11. BROKE RULES?

What fucking rules? Like a spoiled kid, you make them up as you go along to only benefit the GOP! Does the name Merrick Garland ring a bell?

[Fast Walker 52]

12. screw them-- the GOP ain't seen nothing yet

what does it even mean to "impute to another Senator or to other Senators any conduct or motive unworthy or unbecoming a Senator" at this point? All the GOP assholes are guilty of not acting like a worthy senator.

[mpcamb]

14. "The senator has impugned the motives and conduct of our colleague" Yeah. By using 'facts'.

[KewlKat]

17. perhaps we should fight alternative facts with alternative facts.........

[Kber]

18. Snow flake McConnell

Do we have a snowflake emoji yet? 'Cause I think we are going to need one.

[KewlKat]

19. We could use this one.

[Kber]

21. Well that's attractive.

:snowflake:

[ronnie624]

47. A perpetual frown.

He lives to cause grief.

[still_one]

20. I think this kind of says it all for me

[Third Doctor]

22. Now he's worried about rules?

He didn't care about changing rules to get Trump's nominees through or not convening hearings for Garland. Damned hypocritical lying assed turtle.

[KewlKat]

23. Here are some of her recent tweets about this

Elizabeth Warren ‏@SenWarren 50m50 minutes ago

Tonight @SenateMajLdr silenced Mrs King's voice on the Sen floor - & millions who are afraid & appalled by what's happening in our country.


I will not be silent while the Republicans rubber stamp an AG who will never stand up to the @POTUS when he breaks the law.


I will not be silent about a nominee for AG who has made derogatory & racist comments that have no place in our justice system.


I spoke out about @SenatorSessions – until @SenateMajLdr McConnell decided to silence me.
699 replies 4,007 retweets 5,332 likes
Elizabeth Warren ‏@SenWarren 52m52 minutes ago

On the floor, I read a letter that Coretta Scott King wrote in 1986 opposing @SenatorSessions's judicial nomination:


Tonight on the Senate floor, I tried to speak about why @SenatorSessions is totally unfit to serve as Attorney General.


Heading to the floor to ask: where are the senators who will say no to @SenatorSessions for AG? Watch: http://floor.senate.gov/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&event_id=1205 …


.@SenateDems are once again going to #holdthefloor all night – this time to speak out against @SenatorSessions’s nomination for AG.

[KewlKat]

24. Elizabeth Warren coming up on Maddow

[Rhiannon12866]

25. That's what I was going to say! Rachel has Elizabeth Warren!

This is a must-watch moment!

[Zorro]

26. Rules are for Democrats

Republicans, ehhh...not so much.

Just more Republican thuggery as they endeavor to wreck the government and the country.

[saidsimplesimon]

27. "unworthy"

Listen turtle, you have not and do not represent the best interests of your constituents in Kentucky. How dare you attack a Patriot who stands with US?

[Baitball Blogger]

28. This is getting hysterically absurd.

The Republicans contort the rules to meet their objectives, but punish everyone else for saying the truth.

Yup. Welcome to the minority experience.

[Ccarmona]

30. McConnell

Is a spineless hypocrite!!!

[tenorly]

59. Especially when it comes to breaking rules and little things called laws.

https://www.thenation.com/article/mitch-mcconnells-freighted-ties-shadowy-shipping-company/

[KewlKat]

31. Sen Harris asked that Sen Warren be allowed to continue with her speech.........

[displacedtexan]

37. We all love our new CA senator!

Unlike tRumpCo, she doesn't need training wheels to do her new job.

[Cha]

51. "..training wheels.."? trumpghoul needs a wheel barrow

[KewlKat]

55. ain't that the truth!

[efilon]

32. McConnell

is pure scum. I'm not on the senate floor and I can impugn him if I like. They also said that even if the facts are true if they Still cannot be said in the Senate if it was impugning another senators character.

[KewlKat]

33. Here is the letter that impunes Sessions.......

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3259988-Scott-King-1986-Letter-and-Testimony-Signed.html#document/p1

March 19, 1986

The Honorable Strom Thurmond, Chairman
Committee on the Judiciary

United States Senate

Dirksen Senate Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20510

Re: Nomination of Jefferson B. Sessions
U.S. Judge, southern/District of
Alabama Hearing, March 13, 1986

Dear Senator Thurmond:

I write to express my sincere opposition to the
confirmation of Jefferson B. Sessions as a federal district
court judge for the Southern District of Alabama. my
professional and personal roots in Alabama are deep and lasting.
Anyone who has used the power of his office as United States
Attorney to intimidate and chill the free exercise of the
ballot by citizens should not be elevated to our courts.

Mr. Sessions has used the awesome powers of his office in a
shabby attempt to intimidate and frighten elderly black voters.
For this reprehensible conduct, he should not be rewarded
with a federal judgeship.

I regret that a long standing commitment prevents me from
appearing in person to testify against this nominee. However,
I have attached a copy of my statement opposing Mr. Sessions'
confirmation and I request that my statement as well as this
letter be made a part of the hearing record.

I do sincerely urge you to oppose the confirmation of
Mr. Sessions.

Sincerely,

Coretta Scott King


cc: The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
United States Senate
308 Senate Hart Building
Washington, D.C. 20510

[bucolic_frolic]

34. Yeah, we wouldn't want an outbreak of the truth to obscure the #fakenews

This lying barrage has been planned a long, long time

[blue neen]

35. Go ahead, Moscow Mitch.

It just motivates us even more.

[displacedtexan]

36. So Mrs. King's words are unworthy or unbecoming, Mitch?

If this isn't the headline on every front page tomorrow, I'll blow a damned gasket!

[DonCoquixote]

38. if certain democrats

did not run alison blunders and Crimes, mitch might have been gone.

[C Moon]

39. Ah...rules like, voting on Obama's choice for Supreme Court?

Go home McConnell: hell.

[Dawson Leery]

42. Censorship of policy debate from the party that did NOT want to fight Hitler.

[3catwoman3]

43. It seemed like an extra little dig at women when...

...whoever was presiding said, "The senator will take her seat," when he could have phrased things more neutrally and said, "The senator will be seated."

[malchickiwick]

44. This should be McConnells' theme song

[burrowowl]

45. You go Elizabeth!

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

46. As if every one of the R senators hasn't repeatedly been guilty of

"conduct and motive unworthy or unbecoming a Senator." Self righteous hypocrites.

This whole trump travesty is distinctly and revoltingly unAmerican.

[King_Klonopin]

48. The charade is more important than the truth. nt

[Historic NY]

49. I guess when Cruz called him out for lying on the Senate floor it was true,

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2015/jul/25/ted-cruz-senate-majority-leader-mitch-mcconnell-liar-video

[Cha]

50. What rules, asshole? I'm hoping all this burn down Democracy

is going to backfire on their craven stupid asses.

[Skittles]

52. FUCK YOU McCONNELL

SINCE WHEN DO REPUKES CARE ABOUT RULES???

[chelsea0011]

53. So, you can ask Jeff Sessions if he is a racist, but you can't have someone else say it?

Is that why Mitch is using the impute rule? Total BS!

[Hayabusa]

54. This certainly shows how insidious this rule is

and how it can be used. Under the current Republican interpretation via McConnell, any sitting Senator that's up for any position elsewhere is practically exempt from criticism if they don't like what's being said.

[tomp]

56. to paraphrase al pacino:

"McConnell, you're out of order, this whole nomination is out of order."

[sinkingfeeling]

57. So we should not tell the truth about racist activities of a Senator either?

[KewlKat]

58. apparently not

[NurseJackie]

60. Hey McConnell ... "Go Fuck Yourself"

#GoFuckYourselfMcConnell

[PRETZEL]

61. I would have loved to see McConnell's face

if Senator Warren would have responded,

I'm not impugning Senator Sessions as a racist asshole Senator, I'm impugning Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions as a racist asshole,

[LuckyLib]

62. And what rule was that? Speaking while female?

[Beartracks]

63. Anyone demanding an apology?

It's what Republicans would do, for much lesser, even just perceived, slights.

Just curious.

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