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mfcorey1

(11,134 posts)
Sat Feb 11, 2017, 09:27 PM Feb 2017

The DOJs First Act Under Jeff Sessions Will Make You Sick [View all]

Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions was confirmed as Attorney General in a nearly party-line vote by Republicans this past Thursday. His first act as head of the Justice Department was as deplorable as we feared, indicating that the government will be actively discriminating against LGBTQ people, disenfranchising minorities and rolling back American civil rights

With the stroke of a pen, Jeff Sessions’ “so-called” Justice Department called off a hearing meant to uphold laws preventing transgendered bathroom discrimination in 38 states from staying in force indefinitely while landmark litigation slowly works its way through the court system.

President Obama’s DOJ issued rules protecting the rights of transgender students; twelve states sued to block it. The cancelled hearing was planning to argue that the rules should still apply to the 38 remaing states.

http://occupydemocrats.com/2017/02/12/dojs-first-act-jeff-sessions-will-make-sick/

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... Lucinda Feb 2017 #1
So much for his law and order benld74 Feb 2017 #2
Fuck Sessions! sheshe2 Feb 2017 #3
Fuck this whole fucking administration!!! Initech Feb 2017 #7
1000 sheshe2 Feb 2017 #8
f that evil elf irisblue Feb 2017 #4
Not surprised. TrekLuver Feb 2017 #5
I don't think we're surprised by this GP6971 Feb 2017 #6
THAT will be cause a huge uproar, and not sure how well they can do that Fast Walker 52 Feb 2017 #9
Another court trial. Keep them going. notdarkyet Feb 2017 #13
Resist in any way you can. zentrum Feb 2017 #10
This is heartbreaking eleny Feb 2017 #11
Back to court. The constitution rules. We will have to sue everything they do. notdarkyet Feb 2017 #12
Alabama racist bigoted POS heaven05 Feb 2017 #14
The SAD THING about this is that while doing that is UNCONSTITUTIONAL yuiyoshida Feb 2017 #15
K&R Solly Mack Feb 2017 #16
twisted little racist fuck spanone Feb 2017 #17
Evil SOB bdamomma Feb 2017 #18
Bullies.. mountain grammy Feb 2017 #19
... qdouble Feb 2017 #20
How's Caitlyn Jenner liking trump now? Big supporter. Cha Feb 2017 #21
One expects an extremist right-wing government Hortensis Feb 2017 #22
Elections have consequences. Believe it or not. nikibatts Feb 2017 #23
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