HERE ARE THE 10 STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL WHO WENT AFTER 800,000 DREAMERS

[Judi Lynn]

Maryam Saleh
September 6 2017, 9:09 a.m.

PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT reasons for getting involved in public service. For some, it’s an ephemeral pull that manifested as early as a race for 4th grade class president. For others, it’s to serve the poor and the voiceless. Some come at it on behalf of tax cuts or a small government mindset, some with a patriotic bent, determined to defend the country’s national security.

Still others hope to one day have the opportunity to deport a whole bunch of young people who were brought into the country as little kids.

For 10 Republican attorneys general around the country, that dream is finally coming true.

In June, the 10 of them, joined by one Republican governor, threatened to sue Donald Trump’s administration unless it ended DACA by Tuesday, September 5. And so, on Tuesday, Trump announced he would be winding the program down. (He might not really do it, but that’s a different story.)

More:
https://theintercept.com/2017/09/06/here-are-the-10-state-attorneys-general-who-went-after-800000-dreamers/

[dalton99a]

1. Kick.

[Borchkins]

2. I'm surprised Wisconsin's AG isn't on the list. eom

[WestMichRad]

3. Here are the all-stars

... for those who don't want to read the link (but you should do so - it is enlightening to get a glimpse of what sort of characters were involved with this legal threat).

All are Rethug state Attorneys General, except for one sitting governor (R), as noted, who joined the gang.

Ken Paxton, TX
Jeff Landry, LA
Steve Marshall, AL
Doug Peterson, NE
Leslie Rutledge, AR
Alan Wilson, SC
Lawrence Wasden, ID and CL Otter, gov. of ID
Herbert Slatery III, TN - (Slatery removed his name from the coalition a few days before the admin's announcement yesterday.)
Patrick Morrisey, WV
Derek Schmidt, KS

[Staph]

4. Patrick Morrisey of West Virginia

has thrown his hat in the ring to run against Senator Joe Manchin.

Remember that the next time you feel the need to put down Manchin as a Republican in name only. He is so much better than a real Republican!

[Hortensis]

6. Oh, good point.

And illustration of how knee-jerk reactionary behavior so often ends up with kick-self-in-mouth results.

[Gothmog]

5. Ken Paxton is going to be tried in Houston for Securities Fraud

[Hortensis]

7. :) I read Texas Republican officials are also keeping distance from his DACA position.